The Baby Name barbara
How popular is the baby name Barbara? What is the meaning of Barbara? What baby names are similar to Barbara? Popularity, definition, and origin of Barbara.
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Popularity of the Baby Name Barbara
Number of Babies Named Barbara Born in the U.S. Since 1880
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Stickers with Names from the ’60s
| January 9, 2015 |
Betty, Donna, Minda, Irv, Larry, Teddy…like any of these names? more
42 Swedes Change Their Names to “Klaus-Heidi”
| July 14, 2014 |
Lufthansa’s edgy marketing campaign unexpectedly inspired 42 Swedes, all trying to win a trip to Berlin, to change their names to “Klaus-Heidi.” more
What’s Your Favorite CrossFit Workout Name?
| June 6, 2014 |
Which of these CrossFit workout names do you like best? more
Starlet Names from the Early 1900s
| April 25, 2014 |
What types of names did famous young actresses of the 1920s and 1930s have? more
List of Female Names from 1888
| April 4, 2014 |
Looking for women’s names from the late 19th century? Here are several hundred, including Cleanthe, Isadora, Nettie, Robena and Tillie. more
What Will Happen to the Name Lance?
| November 6, 2012 |
Will all of the negative publicity Lance Armstrong has been getting lately have a correspondingly negative impact on the name Lance? more
Baby Named After Hurricane Hilda
| September 11, 2012 |
Baby born in Louisiana during 1964 hurricane Hilda named — you guessed it! — Hilda. more
They Call the Wind Maria (or, Mariah)
| June 28, 2012 |
What do babies named for Mariah Carey and babies named for hurricanes have in common? Read to find out! more
Car Crash Baby Named Charity?
| June 13, 2012 |
Cop doesn’t give new dad a traffic ticket, so new dad says he’ll name the baby “Charity.” Does he? more
The Baby Names Shelva and Shelby
| March 14, 2012 |
Shelva was the highest-hitting debut name for both baby girls and baby boys in 1936. In fact, Shelva was the highest-hitting of all the highest-hitting newbie girl names up to that point, and it would remain the record-holder until 1959.* Here are the numbers: 1939: 100 baby girls named Shelva […] more
2 Babies Born During Wind Storms, Named Gale
| February 16, 2012 |
1. While an unnamed Category 4 hurricane was pummeling south Florida on September 15, 1945, Lt. and Mrs. Carl Landau (who were staying at a shelter in West Palm Beach) welcomed a baby girl. They named her Karen Gale. 2. During the gusty Great Appalachian Storm of November 24-25, 1950, […] more
New Jersey Family with 18 Children
| January 6, 2012 |
In 1951, Joseph and Clara Carey of New Jersey welcomed their 18th child. The parents and all but three of the children posed for a newspaper photo that year. According to the caption, the 15 kids in the photo were named… Carol, 17 Joseph, 15 Crawford, 13 William, 12 Margaret, […] more
The Baby Name Barbarella
| October 12, 2011 |
Barbarella, an Italian diminutive of Barbara, has appeared on the SSA’s baby name list twice: 1971: unlisted 1970: 8 baby girls named Barbarella 1969: 17 baby girls named Barbarella [debut] 1968: unlisted You probably already know the source of this one: sci-fi cult classic Barbarella (1968), which starred Jane Fonda. […] more
Barbara Gale – First Hurricane Baby Name?
| May 5, 2011 |
In 1950, the United States Weather Bureau started naming Atlantic hurricanes and tropical storms. The initial names came from a radio alphabet that began Able, Baker, Charlie, Dog, Easy, Fox and George. Because the alphabet happened to include several human names, you could say the first Atlantic storms that were […] more
Old Names vs. New Names in Plymouth, Mass.
| July 22, 2009 |
In the comment section of last week’s post on old & new French names, Bridgett came up with a great idea: Why not do the same thing for a U.S. city? I checked the online editions of 8 or 9 U.S. city newspapers. Some had birth announcements, others had obits/death […] more
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