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Girl name

Barbar

100% girls · last recorded 1981

Barbar has been given to about 316 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1959, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 258
Median age today68 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Barbar per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1959 · 16
  • Born in 20250
  • All time316

How popular is Barbar?

Its best year was 1959, when 16 babies were given the name, ranking 2989th. The typical living American called Barbar is about 68 years old today.

Names that sound like Barbar

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Barbara0.74
  2. Briar0.68
  3. Barbra0.65
  4. Tamar0.62
  5. Barbie0.55
  6. Baylor0.49
  7. Bria0.45
  8. Baby0.45

Middle names for Barbar

Ranked by flow score
  1. Barbar Eve0.80
  2. Barbar Elizabeth0.78
  3. Barbar Josephine0.78
  4. Barbar Anne0.78
  5. Barbar Louise0.77
  6. Barbar June0.76

Sibling names for Barbar

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.69
  2. Margosister · 0.66
  3. Pennysister · 0.65
  4. Rockybrother · 0.60
  5. Dannybrother · 0.59
  6. Tommybrother · 0.59

Where Barbar is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Barbar Anderson0.74
    2. Barbar White0.72
    3. Barbar Nguyen0.72
    4. Barbar Moore0.72
    5. Barbar Lee0.72
    6. Barbar Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Barbar

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.