Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Barbra

Gender

Female

Origin

Greek
Foreign, Strange, Exotic, Mysterious

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Barbra

Pronunciation

b(a)-rb-ra, bar-bra

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 1966 (rank #511, 343 births); most recent 2014 (rank #16456, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
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Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1966 (rank #285, 8 births); most recent 1975 (rank #441, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
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Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence