NameTrends.U.S. Baby Name Data

Barb Girls

The U.S. popularity history of Barb: every year it appeared on the national list since 1938, with 3,853 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
3,853
Peak year
1960 #440
Years on the list
33
10-year trend
-86.5%

In the 1960s · Most used in MN in {year}

Popularity history

1938–1972

YearBirthsRank
1958440#454
1959464#445
1960493#440
1961452#459
1962351#522
1963267#617
1964225#682
1965149#815
196678#1213
196765#1361
196832#2129
196928#2458
197025#2782
197112#4559
19729#5509

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1960

MN
76
OH
61
MI
56
IL
51
WI
50
PA
40

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