Given name & surname
Bar
“foreign woman”·“a traveler from a foreign land; a stranger”·“a lawyer”
In English use, Bar is a diminutive of Barbara. Interpretations include “foreign woman” and “a traveler from a foreign land; a stranger” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions. Bar is a variant of Barr. One English interpretation is “a lawyer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Bar is a diminutive of Barbara. Interpretations include “foreign woman” and “a traveler from a foreign land; a stranger” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions. Bar is a variant of Barr. One English interpretation is “a lawyer.” In English use, Bar is a diminutive of Barry. One interpretation is “a fair-haired man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Bar is a diminutive of Barbara. An origin associated with Barbara is Latin. Bar is a variant of Barr. An origin associated with Barr is English.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Bar is a diminutive of Barbara. In English usage, Bar is a diminutive of Barry.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1996. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bar through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 50
- 27 boys · 23 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 7 in 2011. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 458 as a first name in 2020; 1,235 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Bar’s family of names
In English usage, Bar is a diminutive of Barbara. Bar has a related form in Barr. In English usage, Bar is a diminutive of Barry.
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Around the world
Bar has relatives in 3 languages.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Bar
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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