Barbara: It's a girl!
Since 1880, a total of 3,305 boys have been given the name Barbara while 1,430,074 girls were named Barbara.
The number of U.S. boys and girls named Barbara each year
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1888 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 253 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1892 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 278 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1893 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 255 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1894 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 290 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1895 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 298 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1896 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 324 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1897 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 299 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1898 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 304 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1899 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 273 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1900 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 347 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1901 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 277 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1902 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 306 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1903 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 346 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1904 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 358 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1905 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 366 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1906 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 413 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1907 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 515 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1908 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 515 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1909 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 567 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1910 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 612 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1911 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 736 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1912 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 1,186 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1913 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 1,448 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1914 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 2,064 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1915 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 2,702 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1916 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 3,117 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1917 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 3,536 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1918 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 4,224 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1919 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 4,089 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1920 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 5,104 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1921 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 6,007 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1922 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 6,265 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1923 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 7,215 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1924 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 8,306 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1925 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 9,156 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1926 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 11,068 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1927 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 13,156 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1928 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 14,870 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1929 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 16,035 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1930 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 18,284 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1931 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 21,788 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1932 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 26,316 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1933 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 26,941 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1934 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 29,219 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1935 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 30,671 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1936 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 31,667 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1937 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 34,896 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1938 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 39,250 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1939 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 37,267 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1940 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 36,740 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1941 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 39,534 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1942 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 44,726 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1943 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 43,399 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1944 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 39,197 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1945 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 38,253 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1946 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 45,043 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1947 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 48,740 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1948 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 46,775 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1949 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 42,586 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1950 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 41,552 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1951 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 40,501 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1952 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 39,887 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1953 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 38,429 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1954 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 36,374 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1955 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 33,581 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1956 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 32,291 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1957 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 29,690 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1958 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 27,856 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1959 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 25,363 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1960 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 24,447 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1961 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 22,971 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1962 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 20,654 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1963 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 18,280 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1964 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 16,464 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1965 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 14,034 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1966 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 13,133 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1967 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 11,205 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1968 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 9,758 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1969 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 8,810 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1970 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 8,035 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1971 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 6,452 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1972 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 5,091 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1973 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 4,437 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1974 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 3,915 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1975 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 3,459 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1976 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 2,975 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1977 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 2,842 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1978 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 2,579 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1979 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 2,487 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1980 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 2,574 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1981 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 2,529 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1982 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 2,343 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1983 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 2,018 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1984 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 1,859 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1985 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 1,671 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1986 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 1,479 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1987 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 1,622 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1988 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 1,498 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1989 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 1,480 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1990 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 1,375 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1991 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 1,220 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1992 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 1,112 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1993 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 926 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1994 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 854 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1995 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 732 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1996 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 655 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1997 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 670 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1998 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 555 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 1999 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 534 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 2000 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 504 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 2001 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 475 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 2002 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 473 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 2003 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 416 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 2004 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 405 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 2005 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 379 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 2006 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 516 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 2007 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 462 |
| | Barbara, girls | | | 2008 | | U.S. Babies Given This Name | 384 |
What if I can't see data for boys or girls in the chart above?
These charts show the number of boy and girl births each year where a person is given that name. The scale on the chart changes to accommodate the more popular gender. That means if you compare a really popular name for girls with a not-so-popular name for boys, the not-so-popular name registers such a small amount on the chart that you almost can't see it.
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