Girls name
Barbara
Barbara is a girls' name given to 1,426,192 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1947 with 48,800 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of #1 among girls names in New York in 1938.
Which states favor Barbara
Barbara by state
Top states by all-time births named Barbara. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | 147,292 | #914 (2025) |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | 102,121 | #416 (2025) |
| 3 | California | 87,644 | #1115 (2025) |
| 4 | Illinois | 82,917 | #810 (2025) |
| 5 | Ohio | 79,225 | #894 (2025) |
| 6 | Michigan | 66,725 | #796 (2025) |
| 7 | Texas | 58,460 | #714 (2025) |
| 8 | New Jersey | 53,647 | #693 (2021) |
| 9 | Massachusetts | 51,890 | #866 (2023) |
| 10 | North Carolina | 38,394 | #1299 (2025) |
| 11 | Indiana | 36,830 | #514 (2025) |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 35,320 | #632 (2025) |
| 13 | Missouri | 34,965 | #520 (2025) |
| 14 | Georgia | 33,317 | #1390 (2024) |
| 15 | Virginia | 32,273 | #1210 (2025) |
| 16 | Tennessee | 29,861 | #909 (2023) |
| 17 | Minnesota | 29,243 | #678 (2024) |
| 18 | Florida | 28,987 | #1341 (2025) |
| 19 | Alabama | 27,216 | #850 (2021) |
| 20 | Kentucky | 26,618 | #449 (2025) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).