How Many People Are Named Barba?
An estimated 92 people in the United States have the first name Barba. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 75 years old, and Barba peaked in popularity in 1944 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Barba as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Barba paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 75, Barba is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1961.
- Barba is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
92
About 1 in 3,725,591 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
75
years old
Peak Year
1944
13 births
Total Registered
208
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Barba
Barba is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 208 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Barba as a female name
Ranked #5,324 in 1965
7 female births in 1965
Peak: 1944 (13 births)
Barba: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Barba span from the 1920s to the 1960s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 62 babies were registered. While Barba is less common than at its peak in the 1940s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Barba by Decade
How has Barba tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Barba + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Barba as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Barba
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Barba: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Barba?
We estimate approximately 92 people named Barba are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,725,591 Americans share this first name.
Is Barba a common name?
Barba is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 63.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 208 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Barba most popular?
Barba reached peak popularity in 1944, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Barba is approximately 75 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Barba a female name?
Barba is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Barba Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Barba Smith, Barba Johnson, Barba Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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