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Barb

Short form of Barbara.

PronunciationAmerican English /ˈbɑɹb/; British English /ˈbɑːb/
Usage languagesEnglish
US rank (1965)#815

Meaning and history

Barb is a short form of Barbara.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
19461946: no US SSA record for this spelling
1947: no US SSA record for this spelling
1948: no US SSA record for this spelling
1949: no US SSA record for this spelling
1950: no US SSA record for this spelling
19511951: no US SSA record for this spelling
1952: no US SSA record for this spelling
1953: no US SSA record for this spelling
1954: no US SSA record for this spelling
1955: no US SSA record for this spelling
19561956: 128 births, rank #879
1957: 290 births, rank #565
1958: 440 births, rank #454
1959: 464 births, rank #445
1960: 493 births, rank #440
19611961: 452 births, rank #459
1962: 351 births, rank #522
1963: 267 births, rank #617
1964: 225 births, rank #682
19651965: 149 births, rank #815

Barb moved from #682 to #815 for girls between 1964 and 1965. Its highest annual birth count came in 1960, with 493 births.