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Barbra

This name is a variant of Barbara.

PronunciationAmerican English /ˈbɑɹ.bɹə/; British English /ˈbɑː.bɹə/
Usage languagesEnglish
US rank (2014)#16,513

Meaning and history

Barbra is a variant of Barbara.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
19951995: no US SSA record for this spelling
1996: no US SSA record for this spelling
1997: no US SSA record for this spelling
1998: no US SSA record for this spelling
1999: no US SSA record for this spelling
20002000: no US SSA record for this spelling
2001: no US SSA record for this spelling
2002: no US SSA record for this spelling
2003: no US SSA record for this spelling
2004: no US SSA record for this spelling
20052005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: 9 births, rank #11,417
2007: 5 births, rank #17,636
2008: 5 births, rank #17,504
2009: 6 births, rank #15,242
20102010: 5 births, rank #16,992
2011: no US SSA record for this spelling
2012: no US SSA record for this spelling
2013: 5 births, rank #16,547
20142014: 5 births, rank #16,513

Barbra moved from #741 to #836 for girls between 1970 and 1971. Its highest annual birth count came in 1966, with 343 births.

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