Popularity in the United States (by decade)
Numbers
| Barbara (feminine) | Barbara (masculine) | |||||
| Year | Rank | Percent Used | Rank | Percent Used | ||
| 2020 | #910 | 0.017 | - | - | ||
| 2010 | #852 | 0.017 | - | - | ||
| 2000 | #609 | 0.023 | - | - | ||
| 1990 | #313 | 0.045 | - | - | ||
| 1980 | #154 | 0.104 | - | - | ||
| 1970 | #76 | 0.257 | - | - | ||
| 1960 | #21 | 0.845 | #1081 | 0.003 | ||
| 1950 | #6 | 1.752 | #889 | 0.003 | ||
| 1940 | #3 | 2.855 | #592 | 0.008 | ||
| 1930 | #3 | 2.683 | #538 | 0.011 | ||
| 1920 | #18 | 0.784 | #1459 | 0.002 | ||
| 1910 | #76 | 0.279 | - | - | ||
| 1900 | #149 | 0.129 | - | - | ||
| 1890 | #154 | 0.118 | - | - | ||
| 1880 | #135 | 0.130 | - | - | ||
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