Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Origin: LatinBarbara and Barbra are given names. They are the feminine form of the Greek word barbaros meaning "stranger" or "foreign". In Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox tradition, Saint Barbara was imprisoned in a tower by her father.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Barbara yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 127 | #128 |
| 1881 | 130 | #124 |
| 1882 | 130 | #138 |
| 1883 | 135 | #142 |
| 1884 | 193 | #128 |
| 1885 | 195 | #129 |
| 1886 | 207 | #133 |
| 1887 | 204 | #132 |
| 1888 | 253 | #135 |
| 1889 | 246 | #140 |
| 1890 | 241 | #147 |
| 1891 | 221 | #152 |
| 1892 | 278 | #147 |
| 1893 | 255 | #155 |
| 1894 | 290 | #151 |
| 1895 | 298 | #150 |
| 1896 | 324 | #145 |
| 1897 | 299 | #153 |
| 1898 | 304 | #164 |
| 1899 | 273 | #165 |
| 1900 | 338 | #162 |
| 1901 | 277 | #164 |
| 1902 | 306 | #163 |
| 1903 | 346 | #151 |
| 1904 | 357 | #151 |
| 1905 | 366 | #154 |
| 1906 | 413 | #142 |
| 1907 | 515 | #129 |
| 1908 | 514 | #135 |
| 1909 | 567 | #126 |
| 1910 | 612 | #136 |
| 1911 | 737 | #119 |
| 1912 | 1,184 | #102 |
| 1913 | 1,451 | #94 |
| 1914 | 2,061 | #82 |
| 1915 | 2,704 | #83 |
| 1916 | 3,112 | #74 |
| 1917 | 3,535 | #67 |
| 1918 | 4,224 | #60 |
| 1919 | 4,084 | #60 |
| 1920 | 5,106 | #47 |
| 1921 | 6,013 | #40 |
| 1922 | 6,272 | #40 |
| 1923 | 7,209 | #33 |
| 1924 | 8,305 | #28 |
| 1925 | 9,155 | #22 |
| 1926 | 11,079 | #16 |
| 1927 | 13,161 | #10 |
| 1928 | 14,872 | #8 |
| 1929 | 16,038 | #7 |
| 1930 | 18,280 | #6 |
| 1931 | 21,803 | #4 |
| 1932 | 26,318 | #3 |
| 1933 | 26,949 | #3 |
| 1934 | 29,239 | #3 |
| 1935 | 30,697 | #3 |
| 1936 | 31,682 | #3 |
| 1937 | 34,917 | #2 |
| 1938 | 39,277 | #2 |
| 1939 | 37,257 | #2 |
| 1940 | 36,735 | #2 |
| 1941 | 39,543 | #2 |
| 1942 | 44,739 | #2 |
| 1943 | 43,432 | #2 |
| 1944 | 39,196 | #2 |
| 1945 | 38,274 | #3 |
| 1946 | 45,125 | #4 |
| 1947 | 48,800 | #4 |
| 1948 | 46,824 | #3 |
| 1949 | 42,599 | #4 |
| 1950 | 41,555 | #4 |
| 1951 | 40,619 | #5 |
| 1952 | 39,863 | #6 |
| 1953 | 38,474 | #6 |
| 1954 | 36,369 | #7 |
| 1955 | 33,616 | #7 |
| 1956 | 32,302 | #9 |
| 1957 | 29,691 | #9 |
| 1958 | 27,877 | #9 |
| 1959 | 25,357 | #11 |
| 1960 | 24,455 | #12 |
| 1961 | 22,998 | #12 |
| 1962 | 20,641 | #14 |
| 1963 | 18,295 | #17 |
| 1964 | 16,483 | #19 |
| 1965 | 14,023 | #25 |
| 1966 | 13,123 | #27 |
| 1967 | 11,204 | #33 |
| 1968 | 9,741 | #36 |
| 1969 | 8,811 | #39 |
| 1970 | 8,026 | #41 |
| 1971 | 6,454 | #47 |
| 1972 | 5,079 | #58 |
| 1973 | 4,434 | #63 |
| 1974 | 3,906 | #77 |
| 1975 | 3,454 | #83 |
| 1976 | 2,968 | #98 |
| 1977 | 2,845 | #100 |
| 1978 | 2,579 | #113 |
| 1979 | 2,493 | #123 |
| 1980 | 2,577 | #120 |
| 1981 | 2,531 | #119 |
| 1982 | 2,348 | #130 |
| 1983 | 2,020 | #143 |
| 1984 | 1,866 | #152 |
| 1985 | 1,677 | #169 |
| 1986 | 1,488 | #180 |
| 1987 | 1,632 | #172 |
| 1988 | 1,506 | #185 |
| 1989 | 1,493 | #186 |
| 1990 | 1,388 | #207 |
| 1991 | 1,239 | #229 |
| 1992 | 1,128 | #247 |
| 1993 | 951 | #291 |
| 1994 | 871 | #312 |
| 1995 | 758 | #347 |
| 1996 | 682 | #388 |
| 1997 | 700 | #378 |
| 1998 | 578 | #447 |
| 1999 | 560 | #470 |
| 2000 | 533 | #506 |
| 2001 | 502 | #533 |
| 2002 | 509 | #541 |
| 2003 | 437 | #614 |
| 2004 | 437 | #624 |
| 2005 | 411 | #676 |
| 2006 | 550 | #539 |
| 2007 | 481 | #619 |
| 2008 | 396 | #749 |
| 2009 | 465 | #639 |
| 2010 | 410 | #696 |
| 2011 | 369 | #746 |
| 2012 | 296 | #894 |
| 2013 | 321 | #831 |
| 2014 | 325 | #849 |
| 2015 | 327 | #853 |
| 2016 | 329 | #855 |
| 2017 | 301 | #894 |
| 2018 | 291 | #920 |
| 2019 | 287 | #922 |
| 2020 | 300 | #887 |
| 2021 | 299 | #904 |
| 2022 | 276 | #966 |
| 2023 | 307 | #876 |
| 2024 | 313 | #860 |
