FIRST NAME
Barb
Barb is the 1,337th most common female first name in the United States, recorded for 11,247 women and girls in the latest Census. It is also given to 42 men and boys.
AS A FEMALE NAME · #1,337 TODAY
1990 CENSUS
14,923
living · #1,188
2020 CENSUS
11,247
living · #1,337
BABIES NAMED BARB BY BIRTH YEAR · 1938–1972
19729
As a female name, Barb peaked in 1960, when 493 babies were named Barb (the #440 female name that year).
SOURCE: SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (US BIRTHS)
AS A MALE NAME · #27,451 TODAY
2020 CENSUS
42
living · #27,451