Etymology: Coined by logicians
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Etymology: Coined by logicians
Name of a legendary saint, Latin Barbara, feminine form of barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάÏβαÏος (bárbaros, “strange, foreignâ€). Compare Sanskrit बरà¥à¤¬à¤° (barbara, “barbarianâ€).
Barbara was also found in the following language(s): Danish, Faroese, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, and Slovak
Barbra Streisand is a singer, songwriter, actress, and filmmaker. Barbra was given the name Barbara Joan Streisand on April 24th, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Her ongoing career started in 1956. Barbara was given the name Barbara Jean Morehead on August 23rd, 1931 in Tucson, Arizona, United States.
Barbara Gordon is a comics character.
Barbara Bush is a First Lady of the United States and Second Lady of the United States. Barbara was born on June 8th, 1925 in Flushing, Queens.
Barbara Corcoran is a founder of the corcoran group, barbara corcoran inc., and barbara corcoran venture partners. Barbara was given the name Barbara Ann Corcoran on March 10th, 1949 in Edgewater, New Jersey.
Barbara Stanwyck was an actress. She was most prominent from 1922 to 1986. Barbara was given the name Ruby Catherine Stevens on July 16th, 1907 in Brooklyn, New York, U.S. She passed away on January 20th, 1990.
She holds the title Saint, Virgin, and Martyr. Saint was born in Roman Empire.
Barbara was a chanson and french pop music french singer-songwriter, actress, singer-songwriter, and actor. She plays Piano. Her career lasted from 1958 to 1996. Barbara was given the name Monique Andrée Serf on June 9th, 1930. She passed away on November 24th, 1997.
Ana Bárbara is a grupera, banda (music), mariachi, cumbia, and latin pop singer, songwriter, producer, actress, tv personality, model, and record producer. She was most prominent from 1994 to present. Ana was given the name Altagracia Ugalde Motta on January 10th, 1971.
Joseph was born on August 9th, 1905. He breathed his last breath on June 17th, 1959.
Agatha Barbara was a 3. She was most prominent from 1982 to 1987. Agatha was born on March 11th, 1923 in Żabbar. She left this life on February 4th, 2002.
Misstress Barbara is a house, techno, electronica, and house music musician. Her most notable accomplishments were from 19 to 19. Misstress was given the name Barbara Bonfiglio in 1975 in Catania. Misstress is also known as Barbara Brown, Bonfiglio, and Barbara.
Year | Total Babies Born | Girls Born | Boys Born | Ranking |
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1880 | 127 | 127 | 0 | |
1881 | 130 | 130 | 0 | |
1882 | 130 | 130 | 0 | |
1883 | 135 | 135 | 0 | |
1884 | 193 | 193 | 0 | |
1885 | 195 | 195 | 0 | |
1886 | 207 | 207 | 0 | |
1887 | 204 | 204 | 0 | |
1888 | 253 | 253 | 0 | |
1889 | 246 | 246 | 0 | |
1890 | 241 | 241 | 0 | |
1891 | 221 | 221 | 0 | |
1892 | 278 | 278 | 0 | |
1893 | 255 | 255 | 0 | |
1894 | 290 | 290 | 0 | |
1895 | 298 | 298 | 0 | |
1896 | 324 | 324 | 0 | |
1897 | 299 | 299 | 0 | |
1898 | 304 | 304 | 0 | |
1899 | 273 | 273 | 0 | |
1900 | 340 | 340 | 0 | |
1901 | 277 | 277 | 0 | |
1902 | 306 | 306 | 0 | |
1903 | 346 | 346 | 0 | |
1904 | 357 | 357 | 0 | |
1905 | 366 | 366 | 0 | |
1906 | 413 | 413 | 0 | |
1907 | 515 | 515 | 0 | |
1908 | 514 | 514 | 0 | |
1909 | 567 | 567 | 0 | |
1910 | 612 | 612 | 0 | |
1911 | 737 | 737 | 0 | |
1912 | 1,184 | 1,184 | 0 | |
1913 | 1,458 | 1,451 | 7 |
#94 girl name |
1914 | 2,061 | 2,061 | 0 |
#83 girl name |
1915 | 2,704 | 2,704 | 0 |
#83 girl name |
1916 | 3,118 | 3,113 | 5 |
#74 girl name |
1917 | 3,541 | 3,535 | 6 |
#67 girl name |
1918 | 4,231 | 4,224 | 7 |
#60 girl name |
1919 | 4,091 | 4,084 | 7 |
#60 girl name |
1920 | 5,115 | 5,106 | 9 |
#47 girl name |
1921 | 6,025 | 6,014 | 11 |
#40 girl name |
1922 | 6,283 | 6,273 | 10 |
#40 girl name |
1923 | 7,218 | 7,208 | 10 |
#33 girl name |
1924 | 8,319 | 8,307 | 12 |
#28 girl name |
1925 | 9,181 | 9,155 | 26 |
#22 girl name |
1926 | 11,114 | 11,079 | 35 |
#16 girl name |
1927 | 13,203 | 13,162 | 41 |
#10 girl name |
1928 | 14,916 | 14,872 | 44 |
#8 girl name |
1929 | 16,100 | 16,037 | 63 |
#7 girl name |
1930 | 18,355 | 18,281 | 74 |
#6 girl name |
1931 | 21,881 | 21,797 | 84 |
#4 girl name |
1932 | 26,418 | 26,315 | 103 |
#3 girl name |
1933 | 27,069 | 26,950 | 119 |
#3 girl name |
1934 | 29,351 | 29,233 | 118 |
#3 girl name |
1935 | 30,817 | 30,693 | 124 |
#3 girl name |
1936 | 31,791 | 31,681 | 110 |
#3 girl name |
1937 | 35,051 | 34,907 | 144 |
#2 girl name |
1938 | 39,439 | 39,277 | 162 |
#2 girl name |
1939 | 37,408 | 37,258 | 150 |
#2 girl name |
1940 | 36,873 | 36,733 | 140 |
#2 girl name |
1941 | 39,692 | 39,537 | 155 |
#2 girl name |
1942 | 44,898 | 44,734 | 164 |
#2 girl name |
1943 | 43,578 | 43,428 | 150 |
#2 girl name |
1944 | 39,316 | 39,195 | 121 |
#2 girl name |
1945 | 38,363 | 38,276 | 87 |
#3 girl name |
1946 | 45,232 | 45,123 | 109 |
#4 girl name |
1947 | 48,880 | 48,791 | 89 |
#4 girl name |
1948 | 46,903 | 46,827 | 76 |
#3 girl name |
1949 | 42,665 | 42,598 | 67 |
#4 girl name |
1950 | 41,627 | 41,557 | 70 |
#4 girl name |
1951 | 40,691 | 40,621 | 70 |
#5 girl name |
1952 | 39,945 | 39,871 | 74 |
#6 girl name |
1953 | 38,532 | 38,460 | 72 |
#6 girl name |
1954 | 36,431 | 36,374 | 57 |
#7 girl name |
1955 | 33,682 | 33,602 | 80 |
#7 girl name |
1956 | 32,379 | 32,303 | 76 |
#9 girl name |
1957 | 29,751 | 29,683 | 68 |
#9 girl name |
1958 | 27,938 | 27,879 | 59 |
#9 girl name |
1959 | 25,423 | 25,356 | 67 |
#11 girl name |
1960 | 24,508 | 24,444 | 64 |
#12 girl name |
1961 | 23,046 | 22,990 | 56 |
#12 girl name |
1962 | 20,720 | 20,644 | 76 |
#14 girl name |
1963 | 18,353 | 18,289 | 64 |
#17 girl name |
1964 | 16,526 | 16,477 | 49 |
#19 girl name |
1965 | 14,069 | 14,027 | 42 |
#25 girl name |
1966 | 13,166 | 13,121 | 45 |
#27 girl name |
1967 | 11,248 | 11,205 | 43 |
#33 girl name |
1968 | 9,778 | 9,744 | 34 |
#36 girl name |
1969 | 8,839 | 8,808 | 31 |
#39 girl name |
1970 | 8,050 | 8,026 | 24 |
#41 girl name |
1971 | 6,480 | 6,453 | 27 |
#47 girl name |
1972 | 5,103 | 5,081 | 22 |
#58 girl name |
1973 | 4,448 | 4,437 | 11 |
#63 girl name |
1974 | 3,917 | 3,905 | 12 |
#77 girl name |
1975 | 3,473 | 3,455 | 18 |
#83 girl name |
1976 | 2,981 | 2,972 | 9 |
#98 girl name |
1977 | 2,859 | 2,842 | 17 | |
1978 | 2,588 | 2,580 | 8 | |
1979 | 2,506 | 2,491 | 15 | |
1980 | 2,590 | 2,577 | 13 | |
1981 | 2,541 | 2,528 | 13 | |
1982 | 2,357 | 2,346 | 11 | |
1983 | 2,028 | 2,019 | 9 | |
1984 | 1,883 | 1,865 | 18 | |
1985 | 1,686 | 1,675 | 11 | |
1986 | 1,495 | 1,487 | 8 | |
1987 | 1,641 | 1,632 | 9 | |
1988 | 1,513 | 1,504 | 9 | |
1989 | 1,505 | 1,495 | 10 | |
1990 | 1,393 | 1,388 | 5 | |
1991 | 1,248 | 1,239 | 9 | |
1992 | 1,131 | 1,124 | 7 | |
1993 | 954 | 949 | 5 | |
1994 | 871 | 871 | 0 | |
1995 | 753 | 753 | 0 | |
1996 | 678 | 678 | 0 | |
1997 | 690 | 690 | 0 | |
1998 | 569 | 569 | 0 | |
1999 | 554 | 554 | 0 | |
2000 | 524 | 524 | 0 | |
2001 | 490 | 490 | 0 | |
2002 | 493 | 493 | 0 | |
2003 | 431 | 431 | 0 | |
2004 | 425 | 425 | 0 | |
2005 | 398 | 398 | 0 | |
2006 | 542 | 542 | 0 | |
2007 | 476 | 476 | 0 | |
2008 | 394 | 394 | 0 | |
2009 | 457 | 457 | 0 | |
2010 | 406 | 406 | 0 | |
2011 | 363 | 363 | 0 | |
2012 | 293 | 293 | 0 | |
2013 | 313 | 313 | 0 | |
2014 | 319 | 319 | 0 | |
2015 | 321 | 321 | 0 | |
2016 | 327 | 327 | 0 | |
2017 | 292 | 292 | 0 |
Interest is based how many people viewed this name from each country and is scaled based on the total views by each country so that large countries do not always show the most interest. Darker blue on the map indicates that people in the country are more likely to search for this name.
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The map shows the relative popularity of the name Barbara as a first name in each of the states. See other popular names in West Virginia, Rhode Island, or District of Columbia.
The map shows the absolute popularity of the name Barbara as a last name in each of the states. See other popular names in New York, New Jersey, or Louisiana.
Ethnicity | Barbara | U.S. | |
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â–ˆ | White | 78.70% | 64.26% |
â–ˆ | African American | 8.84% | 11.96% |
â–ˆ | Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander | 1.88% | 4.85% |
â–ˆ | American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.40% | 0.69% |
â–ˆ | Two or More Ethnicities | 1.44% | 1.76% |
â–ˆ | Hispanic or Latino | 8.74% | 16.26% |
People with the last name Barbara are most frequently White