Total births
18
Girls' name · since 1929
Barbro
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.
- 18
- total births
- 1929–1937
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 72%
- born in that decade
Barbro sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 18 recorded since 1929.
Barbro has 18 recorded births among girls since 1929, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1929 to 1937.
- 18 total births
- 1929–1937 years on record
- 1930s peak decade
- 72% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
18 girls have been named Barbro since 1929, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 1937.
- 18
- total births
- 1929–1937
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 72%
- born in that decade
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.
Barbro's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Barbro's SSA record in two at 1930 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1929, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1930 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Barbro at a glance
Last recorded 1937Peak year
1930
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1929
Barbro popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1937
- Peak year (1930)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Barbro by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1930s was Barbro's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Barbro births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s
1930s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 13 births (72% of all-time use).
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Barbro since 1929 -- 9 years through the most recent 1937 data.
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.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1929–1937 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Barbro: Baby Name Since 1929 - 18 Births, Peak 1930." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/barbro. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Barbro 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 June 2026.