How Many People Are Named Barbera?
An estimated 94 people in the United States have the first name Barbera. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 69 years old, and Barbera peaked in popularity in 1934 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Barbera 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 Barbera paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 69, Barbera is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1967.
- Barbera is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
94
About 1 in 3,646,323 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
69
years old
Peak Year
1934
11 births
Total Registered
164
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Barbera
Barbera is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 164 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Barbera as a female name
Ranked #10,535 in 1980
5 female births in 1980
Peak: 1934 (11 births)
Barbera: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Barbera span from the 1920s to the 1980s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 62 babies were registered. Barbera has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Barbera by Decade
How has Barbera 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.
Barbera + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Barbera as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Barbera
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Barbera: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Barbera?
We estimate approximately 94 people named Barbera 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 3,646,323 Americans share this first name.
Is Barbera a common name?
Barbera is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 63.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 164 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Barbera most popular?
Barbera reached peak popularity in 1934, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Barbera is approximately 69 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Barbera a female name?
Barbera is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Barbera Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Barbera Smith, Barbera Johnson, Barbera 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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