Given name & surname
Barbar
“one who trims or shaves beards”
Barbar is a variant of Barber. One French interpretation is “one who trims or shaves beards.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Barbar is a variant of Barber. One French interpretation is “one who trims or shaves beards.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Barbar is a variant of Barber. An origin associated with Barber is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1928. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Barbar through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 316
- 0 boys · 316 girls
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 16 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 girls is 5 in 1981. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 16 in 1959. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,325 as a first name in 2020; 419 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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