Girl · Name family
Barbara
1,667,528births recorded
24Countries
5Variants
1938Peak · United States
#17Czechia 2025
Barbara is a girl name family recorded 1,667,528 times in 24 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Czechia (#17 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in the United States in 1938, at 1,786.5 births per 100,000.
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Barbara
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara | English | 1,440,831 | 🇺🇸 United States | #968 | 1938 | ▼ 10 % |
| Barbara | English | 62,556 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #368 | 1994 | ▼ 36 % |
| Barbara | English | 44,127 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #932 | 1936 | ▲ 46 % |
| Barbara | English | 27,516 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #45 | 2018 | ▼ 11 % |
| Barbara | English | 26,200 | 🇫🇷 France | #988 | 1972 | ▲ 47 % |
| Barbara | English | 9,836 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | – | 1937 | – |
| Barbra | English | 7,758 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1966 | – |
| Barbra | English | 644 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1940 | – |
| Barbra | English | 59 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | – | 1966 | – |
| Barbra | English | 14 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1993 | – |
| Varvara | Russian | 7,508 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | #111 | 2013 | ▼ 22 % |
| Varvara | Russian | 322 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #207 | 2022 | ▲ 503 % |
| Varvara | Russian | 192 | 🇺🇸 United States | #10107 | 2016 | ▼ 10 % |
| Varvara | Russian | 50 | 🇫🇷 France | #7187 | 2025 | new |
| Varvara | Russian | 11 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2021 | – |
| Varvara | Russian | 7 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 2003 | – |
| Barbora | English | 3,230 | 🇨🇿 Czechia | #17 | 2010 | – |
| Barbora | English | 83 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2018 | – |
| Barbora | English | 5 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | – | 2016 | – |
| Barbora | English | 5 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2001 | – |
| Borbála | Hungarian | 2,563 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | #90 | 2012 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Barbara ↔ Varvara — checked by hand
- Barbara ↔ Borbála — checked by hand
- Barbara ↔ Barbora — checked by hand
- Barbara ↔ Barbra — Wikidata “said to be the same as”
Questions about Barbara
How popular is the name Barbara?
In 2025 it ranked #17 in Czechia. Official registers record 1,667,528 births across 24 countries.
What is Barbara in other languages?
Barbra (English); Varvara (Russian); Barbora (English); Borbála (Hungarian).
When was Barbara most popular?
It peaked in the United States in 1938, at 1,786.5 births per 100,000.
Is Barbara a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Barbara is a girl name.