Over the past 110 years, 1 571 boys and 1 424 504 girls have been named Barbara. The name Barbara ranks 2085th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Barbara in 1926. The peak of popularity of the name Barbara came in the 1930s and 1940s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.