How Many People Are Named Barbee?
An estimated 64 people in the United States have the first name Barbee. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 71 years old, and Barbee peaked in popularity in 1952 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Barbee 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 Barbee paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 71, Barbee is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1965.
- Barbee is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
64
About 1 in 5,355,537 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
71
years old
Peak Year
1952
11 births
Total Registered
113
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Barbee
Barbee is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 113 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Barbee as a female name
Ranked #10,348 in 1979
5 female births in 1979
Peak: 1952 (11 births)
Barbee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Barbee span from the 1920s to the 1970s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 49 babies were registered. Barbee has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Barbee by Decade
How has Barbee 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.
Barbee + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Barbee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Barbee
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Barbee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Barbee?
We estimate approximately 64 people named Barbee 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 5,355,537 Americans share this first name.
Is Barbee a common name?
Barbee is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 58% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 113 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Barbee most popular?
Barbee reached peak popularity in 1952, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Barbee is approximately 71 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Barbee a female name?
Barbee is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Barbee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Barbee Smith, Barbee Johnson, Barbee 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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