Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Barbra

#1,892 most common girls' name of all time · #3,244 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1882–2014

Rank among girls
#1,892
Rank overall
#3,244 of 105,966
First appeared
1882
Years on the list
104 of 146
All-time
7,758
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1966 #512
Best rank
#512 1966
Girls Boys peak 343/yr
190019201940196019802000

Barbra first appears in 1882. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2014 5 5 #16,580
2013 5 5 #16,598
2010 5 5 #17,038
2009 6 6 #15,281
2008 5 5 #17,558
2007 5 5 #17,693
2006 9 9 #11,439
2004 12 12 #8,733
2003 8 8 #11,357
2002 7 7 #12,217
2001 9 9 #10,132
2000 11 11 #8,555
1999 14 14 #6,858
1998 11 11 #8,035
1997 17 17 #5,637
1996 12 12 #7,152
1995 30 30 #3,590
1994 17 17 #5,468
1993 7 7 #10,629
1992 23 23 #4,391
1991 24 24 #4,219
1990 32 32 #3,369
1989 38 38 #2,885
1988 42 42 #2,545
1987 32 32 #2,982
1986 34 34 #2,783
1985 34 34 #2,758
1984 47 47 #2,116
1983 53 53 #1,930
1982 71 71 #1,627
1981 77 77 #1,551
1980 86 86 #1,421
1979 70 70 #1,608
1978 80 80 #1,436
1977 104 104 #1,184
1976 74 74 #1,424
1975 94 94 #1,221
1974 108 108 #1,083
1973 110 110 #1,056
1972 113 113 #1,031
1971 164 164 #837
1970 199 199 #740
1969 201 201 #702
1968 195 195 #695
1967 251 251 #601
1966 343 343 #512
1965 236 236 #639
1964 163 163 #821
1963 105 105 #1,048
1962 128 128 #940
1961 130 130 #948
1960 138 138 #892
1959 140 140 #875
1958 136 136 #874
1957 150 150 #828
1956 134 134 #864
1955 165 165 #739
1954 134 134 #813
1953 200 200 #629
1952 185 185 #656
1951 212 212 #593
1950 209 209 #579
1949 194 194 #596
1948 174 174 #625
1947 124 124 #773
1946 102 102 #819
1945 90 90 #793
1944 90 90 #806
1943 92 92 #802
1942 80 80 #860
1941 86 86 #780
1940 110 110 #661
1939 99 99 #683
1938 89 89 #727
1937 85 85 #739
1936 81 81 #744
1935 78 78 #768
1934 62 62 #867
1933 71 71 #786
1932 56 56 #949
1931 52 52 #962
1930 47 47 #1,076
1929 52 52 #1,006
1928 31 31 #1,402
1927 42 42 #1,202
1926 32 32 #1,420
1925 30 30 #1,513
1924 24 24 #1,783
1923 32 32 #1,438
1922 25 25 #1,690
1921 31 31 #1,482
1920 12 12 #2,757
1919 19 19 #1,935
1918 15 15 #2,301
1917 14 14 #2,335
1916 18 18 #1,893
1915 13 13 #2,278
1914 9 9 #2,462
1913 10 10 #2,059
1912 6 6 #2,676
1911 7 7 #2,007
1900 5 5 #1,975
1898 5 5 #1,750
1882 5 5 #976