Barabara

Girl · recorded 1934–1972

  • 1972last recorded
  • 1949best year

Most popular in 1949.

Last recorded in 1972. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Barabara.

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Its story

Popularity since 1934

04819341944195319631972

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 23 recorded years as a table
Barabara, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19346
19376
19414
19427
19436
19464
19483
19498
19506
19523
19533
19545
19553
19563
19606
19614
19625
19636
19644
19655
19663
19675
19723

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Barabara isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1972
5
Rank in 1972
#8,292
How rare
1 in 304,248 girls
Since 1934
181

Barabara was last recorded in 1972. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1949, at 8 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Barabara doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.