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Barb Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Barb?

Less than 5 babies were given the name Barb in the United States in 2018.

Barb, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #440 in 1960 with 493 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Barb was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Approximately during the years 1943-1947, and 1951-1958, the name Barb took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1961-1971.

Where is the name Barb popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at an extremely low point when compared to its most popular year.

Barb's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Barb for their newborn has remained about the same.

The name Barb is mostly unused and will probably continue to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Barb has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Barb (Girl)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 --
2017 < 5 --
2016 < 5 --
2015 < 5 --
2014 < 5 --
2013 < 5 --
2012 < 5 --
2011 < 5 --
2010 < 5 --
2009 < 5 --
2008 < 5 --
2007 < 5 --
2006 < 5 --
2005 < 5 --
2004 < 5 --
2003 < 5 --
2002 < 5 --
2001 < 5 --
2000 < 5 --
1999 < 5 --
1998 < 5 --
1997 < 5 --
1996 < 5 --
1995 < 5 --
1994 < 5 --
1993 < 5 --
1992 < 5 --
1991 < 5 --
1990 < 5 --
1989 < 5 --
1988 < 5 --
1987 < 5 --
1986 < 5 --
1985 < 5 --
1984 < 5 --
1983 < 5 --
1982 < 5 --
1981 < 5 --
1980 < 5 --
1979 < 5 --
1978 < 5 --
1977 < 5 --
1976 < 5 --
1975 < 5 --
1974 < 5 --
1973 < 5 --
1972 9 5,505
1971 12 4,557
1970 25 2,782
1969 28 2,456
1968 32 2,130
1967 65 1,362
1966 78 1,215
1965 149 815
1964 225 682
1963 267 617
1962 350 522
1961 453 459
1960 493 440
1959 463 446
1958 441 452
1957 290 564
1956 128 880
1955 51 1,409
1954 28 1,990
1953 22 2,238
1952 12 3,213
1951 8 4,042
1950 17 2,442
1949 29 1,769
1948 30 1,711
1947 36 1,577
1946 31 1,587
1945 17 2,071
1944 17 2,099
1943 16 2,263
1942 16 2,222
1941 9 3,047
1940 < 5 --
1939 < 5 --
1938 6 3,883
1937 < 5 --
1936 < 5 --
1935 < 5 --
1934 < 5 --
1933 < 5 --
1932 < 5 --
1931 < 5 --
1930 < 5 --
1929 < 5 --
1928 < 5 --
1927 < 5 --
1926 < 5 --
1925 < 5 --
1924 < 5 --
1923 < 5 --
1922 < 5 --
1921 < 5 --
1920 < 5 --
1919 < 5 --
1918 < 5 --
1917 < 5 --
1916 < 5 --
1915 < 5 --
1914 < 5 --
1913 < 5 --
1912 < 5 --
1911 < 5 --
1910 < 5 --
1909 < 5 --
1908 < 5 --
1907 < 5 --
1906 < 5 --
1905 < 5 --
1904 < 5 --
1903 < 5 --
1902 < 5 --
1901 < 5 --
1900 < 5 --
1899 < 5 --
1898 < 5 --
1897 < 5 --
1896 < 5 --
1895 < 5 --
1894 < 5 --
1893 < 5 --
1892 < 5 --
1891 < 5 --
1890 < 5 --
1889 < 5 --
1888 < 5 --
1887 < 5 --
1886 < 5 --
1885 < 5 --
1884 < 5 --
1883 < 5 --
1882 < 5 --
1881 < 5 --
1880 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.