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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Barber

Used in both girl and boy records

Barber appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Barber by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDBarber as a girl’s nameUS records 1941–1941
#52810girl rank1941peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDBarber as a boy’s nameUS records 1913–1932
#25529boy rank1920peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Barber in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl19415 uses#442019411941–19411 listed years
Boy19207 uses#282119131913–19323 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.