Recorded 1942–1972 Girls' name Peak 1963 335 births

Barbette — girls' name

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.

1940s311950s881960s1911970s25
1960s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Barbette was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

30 babies were named Barbette in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Barbette

The Social Security Administration has registered 335 babies named Barbette between 1942 and 1972, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Barbette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1972. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Barbette performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 191 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Barbette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Barbette in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Barbette 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 335 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.

Barbette at a glance

Last recorded 1972

Total births

335

Since 1942

31 years of records

Peak year

1963

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1972

Active since

1942

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1972

Barbette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1942

Last recorded 1972
Peak year (1963)
30
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
010203040 19721968196419601956195219481942 5

Barbette by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
191 births that decade — 57% of Barbette's all-time total
1940s311950s881960s1911970s25

Barbette by state

Where Barbette concentrates geographically — total births since 1942

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Barbette
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 1.8%
New York share of Barbette's total US births 1.8%

6 of 335 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Barbette?
335 babies have been named Barbette since 1942. It was last recorded in 1972. The peak year was 1963 with 30 births.
When was Barbette most popular?
Barbette was most popular in the 1960s decade with 191 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
Where is Barbette most popular?
The top states for the name Barbette are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Barbette been used?
Barbette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 31 years of data through 1972.
What names are similar to Barbette?
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.

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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, 1942–1972 (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.