Is Barb a boy or girl name?
Barb was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 3,853 US babies named Barb were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Barb since 1938
- 3,853
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 493 babies
Boys and girls named Barb, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 201 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,460 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 2,140 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 46 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,506 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,559 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,782 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,458 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,129 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,362 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,213 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 149 | #815 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 225 | #682 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 267 | #617 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 351 | #522 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 452 | #459 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 493 | #440 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 464 | #445 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 440 | #454 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 290 | #564 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 128 | #879 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,406 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,989 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,239 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,214 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,042 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,444 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,769 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,711 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,577 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,588 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,071 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,100 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,262 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,222 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,047 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,883 |
Highest rank
Barb has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #440 in 1960. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Barb
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.