Barbara

Used in: 2 countries

Origin: Latin

* From Latin Barbara, the name of Saint Barbara, feminine form of barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “strange, foreign”). Doublet of Varvara. * (logic): From the given name; chosen because it has three A's in it representing universal affirmatives.

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Barbarán Derived from Barbara
Barbaras Derived from Barbara
Barbaraj Derived from Barbara
Barbaray Derived from Barbara
Barbaraa Derived from Barbara
Barbaran Derived from Barbara
Barbarat Derived from Barbara
Barbarant Derived from Barbara
Barbar Root name
Acheron Latin origin

Popularity by Country

Barbara

Rank #10548

Frequency 2,790 people (1.03 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 76.92% Hispanic 12.37% Black 7.74% Asian/PI 0.79% Native Am. 0.25% Two+ 1.94%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Barbara

Rank #11598

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

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