Girls' name · since 1926
Barbetta
Barbetta has 27 recorded births since 1926 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1937 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #42,102 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 27
- born since 1926
- 1930s
- peak decade
Barbetta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 27 have been recorded since 1926.
Social Security Administration records show Barbetta recorded 27 times among girls since 1926, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 1967.
- #42,102 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 27 born since 1926
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Barbetta ranks #42,102 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 1926, peaking in the 1930s.
- #42,102 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 27
- born since 1926
- 1930s
- peak decade
Barbetta's 27 recorded births place it above 41.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Barbetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Barbetta's full recorded timeline at 1930, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1926, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1937 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Barbetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1967
- Peak year (1937)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1967.
27 total births across 42 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1937 with 7 births in a single year.
Barbetta by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (12 births, 44% of the file).
1930s was Barbetta's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Barbetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
10 births
- 1930s
1930s
12 births
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 12 births (44% of all-time use).
Barbetta decade highlights
- Peak decade 12 births
- Runner-up 10 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Barbetta's data
- Barbetta's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1960s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Barbetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1937)
Similar record span (~41 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1926–1967 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Barbetta draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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