How Many People Are Named Barb?
people named Barb are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 105,554 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,853 babies named Barb in Social Security records from 1938 to 1972, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
493 births
Trend
Last year given
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of BARBARA.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Barb in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Barb alive today is about 65 years old, and 93% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 63 and 67 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Barb first appears in the records in 1938 and was given most often in 1960, to 493 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1972.
Babies given the name each year, 1938 to 1972
🏆 Rank History
Barb has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #440, in 1960.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #440 (1960) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #697 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Barb alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Barb were born in Ohio than in any other state: about 402 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Barb was given 7.1 times as often in Minnesota, 5.1 times in South Dakota and 4.4 times in Wisconsin.
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