Barbara

Girl Latin #876 in 2023

Barbara is a girl name of Latin origin.

Meaning of Barbara

A syllogism in which all three propositions are of the form "All X are Y" or "X is a Y". From Barbara, the name of, feminine form of barbarus, from βάρβαρος. From the given name; chosen because it has three A's in it representing universal affirmatives.

Popularity of Barbara

Popularity, 1880–2023

307 births in 2023

1880 2023

1,436,089 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1947

48,889 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.