Barbra is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Barbra means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Barbra across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Barbra has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Barbra is a girl name of Greek origin meaning “foreign, stranger”. A variant spelling of Barbara.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 7,758 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Barbra per year, United States (1882 to 2014). United States peaked in 1966 (343/yr).
Barbra has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1966, when it ranked #903 nationally (given to 343 babies that year).
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