Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Barbara

Endangered Down 99.5% from peak

Peak era

1947

Peak births

48,800

Current vitality

Fragile

Peak generation

Boomer

1880Peak 19472025

Quick answers about Barbara

An estimated 770,069 living Americans are named Barbara.

Barbara is uncommon among babies today, with 264 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 99.5% from its 1947 peak.

The median age of a living American named Barbara is approximately 73 years, with most bearers falling between 65 and 80 years old.

No. Barbara is endangered as a baby name, down 99.5% from its 1947 peak with 264 births in 2025.

Peak year

1947

Decline from peak

99.5%

2025

264

All-time

1,436,695

At its 1947 peak, Barbara claimed 48,800 births — a genuinely dominant era that defined the sound of its generation.

Barbara peaked in 1947, when 48,800 girls were given the name.

In 2025, only 264 girls were given the name.

Down 99.5% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 1,436,695 Americans named Barbara since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

Peak generationBoomer

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryDown 99.5% from peak

194748,800 girls named Barbara

2025264 girls named Barbara

Living profile

770,069

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age73

Core range65–80

Playground Density Index 0.5%

Wave type

Steady Decline

A name with a broad middle and a downward recent trajectory.