How Many People Are Named Barbra?
An estimated 5,141 people in the United States have the first name Barbra. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 61 years old, and Barbra peaked in popularity in 1966 with 343 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Barbra 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 Barbra paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,141
About 1 in 66,671 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
61
years old
Peak Year
1966
343 births
Total Registered
7,758
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Barbra
Barbra is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 7,758 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Barbra as a female name
Ranked #16,956 in 2014
5 female births in 2014
Peak: 1966 (343 births)
Barbra: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Barbra span from the 1880s to the 2010s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 1,890 babies were registered. Barbra has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Barbra by Decade
How has Barbra 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.
Barbra by State
Birth registrations for Barbra span all 35 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Utah, New Mexico, West Virginia. On average, about 115 Barbras were registered per state.
Barbra + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Barbra as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Barbra
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Barbra: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Barbra?
We estimate approximately 5,141 people named Barbra 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 66,671 Americans share this first name.
Is Barbra a common name?
Barbra is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,758 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Barbra most popular?
Barbra reached peak popularity in 1966, when 343 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Barbra is approximately 61 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Barbra a female name?
Barbra is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Barbra Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Barbra Smith, Barbra Johnson, Barbra 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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