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Girl name

Barbee

/ˈbɑɹbi/ · 100% girls · last recorded 1979

Barbee has been given to about 113 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1952, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈbɑɹbi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 83
Median age today74 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Barbee per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1952 · 11
  • Born in 20250
  • All time113

How popular is Barbee?

Its best year was 1952, when 11 babies were given the name, ranking 3387th. The typical living American called Barbee is about 74 years old today.

Names that sound like Barbee

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Barbie0.77
  2. Baylee0.71
  3. Marlee0.71
  4. Karlee0.71
  5. Carlee0.71
  6. Harlee0.71
  7. Bailee0.68
  8. Bree0.66

Middle names for Barbee

Ranked by flow score
  1. Barbee Catherine0.84
  2. Barbee Josephine0.84
  3. Barbee Rose0.83
  4. Barbee Marie0.83
  5. Barbee Grace0.83
  6. Barbee Jane0.83

Sibling names for Barbee

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dennisbrother · 0.58
  2. Margosister · 0.57
  3. Waynebrother · 0.56
  4. Gwendolynsister · 0.56
  5. Gwensister · 0.55
  6. Ronaldbrother · 0.55

Where Barbee is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Barbee White0.78
    2. Barbee Nguyen0.78
    3. Barbee Moore0.78
    4. Barbee Hill0.78
    5. Barbee Hall0.78
    6. Barbee Young0.75

    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 Barbee

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    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.