Barbar

Girl · recorded 1928–1981

  • 1981last recorded
  • 1959best year

Most popular in 1959.

Last recorded in 1981. 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 Barbar.

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Its story

Popularity since 1928

04819281941195519681981

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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 36 recorded years as a table
Barbar, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19284
19345
19365
19376
19396
19425
19436
19445
19455
19464
19475
19484
19493
19505
19517
19525
19535
19544
19554
19566
19576
19586
19598
19607
19617
19625
19635
19644
19657
19667
19674
19696
19705
19713
19727
19813

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Barbar 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.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1981
5
Rank in 1981
#10,411
How rare
1 in 333,612 girls
Since 1928
316

Barbar was last recorded in 1981. 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 1959, at 8 per million girls born.

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

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