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Barbara
1,440,831 recorded births · active 1880–2025
Living-age distribution
The median living Barbara is 74. If you meet a Barbara, there's about a 70% chance they're between 61 and 84 years old.
Popularity arc
● Faded ClassicOnce everywhere, now rare — a name from a different era.
Peak Barbara: 1938. Down 100% from peak.
Name neighbors
People named Barbara have popularity-curve siblings named:
Geographic fingerprint
Barbaras are 1.5x more common in the Northeast than the national average.