Girls' name · since 1942
Barbette
335 babies named Barbette in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,010 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 335
- born since 1942
- 1960s
- peak decade
335 girls have been named Barbette since 1942, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Barbette has been recorded 335 times among girls since 1942, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 1972.
- #15,010 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 335 born since 1942
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Barbette ranks #15,010 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 335 born since 1942, peaking in the 1960s.
- #15,010 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 335
- born since 1942
- 1960s
- peak decade
Barbette's 335 recorded births place it above 79.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Barbette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Barbette's SSA record in two at 1959 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1942, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1963 peak of 30, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Barbette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1972
- Peak year (1963)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Barbette by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (191 births, 57% of the file).
1960s was Barbette's strongest decade.
191 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Barbette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 31
1940s
31 births
- 1950s
1950s
88 births
- 1960s
1960s
191 births
- 1970s 25
1970s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 191 births (57% of all-time use).
Barbette by state
Where Barbette concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 1.8% |
6 of 335 births nationwide.
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What to do with Barbette's data
- Barbette's decade-level peak was the 1960s (191 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Barbettes (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Barbette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1942–1972 (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 Barbette 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.