Barbra
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning foreign or strange; a spelling variant of Barbara.
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Rarity
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among names in use
US popularity
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outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Barbra by the numbers
Its American peak was 343 babies in 1966, making it a 1960s name.
Other names that come from Barbara
Like Barbra, each of these traces back to Barbara: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Barbra. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Barbaraforeign or strange292 in the US (2017)
- Bariraexcellent, noble, or pure6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Barboraforeign; strange; a form of barbara4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Barbieforeign; a diminutive of Barbara29 in the US (2017)
- Barakablessing or divine grace20 in the US (2017)
- Bareerainnocent, virtuous15 in England and Wales (2025)
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