Recorded 1929–1937 Girls' name Peak 1930 18 births

Barbro — girls' name

18 babies named Barbro in U.S. Social Security records since 1929, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s13
1930s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Barbro was born in this single decade.

1930
Single peak year

8 babies were named Barbro in 1930 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Barbro

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Barbro between 1929 and 1937, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Barbro currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1937. The name reached its historical peak in 1930, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Barbro performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Barbro shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Barbro 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 18 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.

Barbro at a glance

Last recorded 1937

Total births

18

Since 1929

9 years of records

Peak year

1930

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1937

Active since

1929

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1937

Barbro popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1929

Last recorded 1937
Peak year (1930)
8
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
456789 193719301929 5

Barbro by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
13 births that decade — 72% of Barbro's all-time total
1920s51930s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Barbro?
18 babies have been named Barbro since 1929. It was last recorded in 1937. The peak year was 1930 with 8 births.
When was Barbro most popular?
Barbro was most popular in the 1930s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1930.
How long has the name Barbro been used?
Barbro has been recorded in Social Security data since 1929, spanning 9 years of data through 1937.
What names are similar to Barbro?
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, 1929–1937 (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.