How Many People Are Named Barbe?
An estimated 26 people in the United States have the first name Barbe. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 69 years old, and Barbe peaked in popularity in 1952 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Barbe 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 Barbe paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 69, Barbe is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1967.
- Barbe is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
26
About 1 in 13,182,859 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
69
years old
Peak Year
1952
12 births
Total Registered
36
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Barbe
Barbe is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 36 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Barbe as a female name
Ranked #5,898 in 1961
6 female births in 1961
Peak: 1952 (12 births)
Barbe: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Barbe span from the 1950s to the 1960s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 25 babies were registered. While Barbe is less common than at its peak in the 1950s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Barbe by Decade
How has Barbe 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.
Barbe + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Barbe as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Barbe
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Barbe: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Barbe?
We estimate approximately 26 people named Barbe 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 13,182,859 Americans share this first name.
Is Barbe a common name?
Barbe is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 44.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 36 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Barbe most popular?
Barbe reached peak popularity in 1952, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Barbe is approximately 69 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Barbe a female name?
Barbe is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Barbe Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Barbe Smith, Barbe Johnson, Barbe 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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