Recorded 1926–1967 Girls' name Peak 1937 27 births

Barbetta — girls' name

27 babies named Barbetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1937. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s101930s121960s5
1930s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Barbetta was born in this single decade.

1937
Single peak year

7 babies were named Barbetta in 1937 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Barbetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Barbetta between 1926 and 1967, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Barbetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1967. The name reached its historical peak in 1937, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Barbetta performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Barbetta shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Barbetta in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 27 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Barbetta at a glance

Last recorded 1967

Total births

27

Since 1926

42 years of records

Peak year

1937

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1967

Active since

1926

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1967

Barbetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1926

Last recorded 1967
Peak year (1937)
7
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19671937193019291926 5

Barbetta by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
12 births that decade — 44% of Barbetta's all-time total
1920s101930s121960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Barbetta?
27 babies have been named Barbetta since 1926. It was last recorded in 1967. The peak year was 1937 with 7 births.
When was Barbetta most popular?
Barbetta was most popular in the 1930s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1937.
How long has the name Barbetta been used?
Barbetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 42 years of data through 1967.
What names are similar to Barbetta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Barbara, Barbra, Barbie, Barb, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1926–1967 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.