Barbe
Barbe or Barbé is a surname, and may refer to:David Barbarossa, whose real surname is Barbe, English drummer Angelika Barbe, German biologist and politician David Barbe, American musician and producer/engineer François Barbé-Marbois (1745–1837), French politician Ghislain Barbe, Canadian illustrator and artist Helmut Barbe (1927–2021), German composer Henri Barbé (1902–1966), French…
- French
Meaning & Origin of Barbe
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Barbe or Barbé is a surname, and may refer to:David Barbarossa, whose real surname is Barbe, English drummer Angelika Barbe, German biologist and politician David Barbe, American musician and producer/engineer François Barbé-Marbois (1745–1837), French politician Ghislain Barbe, Canadian illustrator and artist Helmut Barbe (1927–2021), German composer Henri Barbé (1902–1966), French…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
The Story of Barbe
American parents first put Barbe on the record books as a baby girl name in 1952, with 12 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1952, when 12 Barbes were born — ranking #3,201 that year. The 1950s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 69% of all recorded Barbes. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1961 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 36 Barbes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Barbe
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About the name Barbe
Barbe is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1952 and has accumulated 36 births in the dataset. Barbe's peak popularity came in 1952 when it ranked #3,201. Use the chart and map above to compare Barbe's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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