Given name & surname
Barbarita
“foreign woman”·“a traveler from a foreign land; a stranger”
Barbarita is a variant of Barbara. Interpretations include “foreign woman” and “a traveler from a foreign land; a stranger” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Barbarita is a variant of Barbara. Interpretations include “foreign woman” and “a traveler from a foreign land; a stranger” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Barbarita is a variant of Barbara. An origin associated with Barbara is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1893. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Barbarita through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 162
- 0 boys · 162 girls
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 10 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 1999. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 1975. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 403 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Barbarita’s family of names
Barbarita has a related form in Barbara.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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