Barber
Barber is an English, Norman French and Catalan surname. Related names include: Barbieri (Italian), Barbero, Barbeiro (Portuguese), Barbier (French). Barbiero (Italian), Barberis (Italian) and Barberopoulou (Greek) are also related. Notable people with the surname include:
Meaning & Origin of Barber
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Barber is an English, Norman French and Catalan surname. Related names include: Barbieri (Italian), Barbero, Barbeiro (Portuguese), Barbier (French). Barbiero (Italian), Barberis (Italian) and Barberopoulou (Greek) are also related. Notable people with the surname include:
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The Story of Barber
As a girl name
Barber first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1941, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1941, when 5 Barbers were born — ranking #4,421 that year. As of 2026, Barber ranks #4,421 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Barbers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Barber first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1913, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 7 Barbers were born — ranking #3,489 that year. As of 2026, Barber ranks #3,361 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 18 Barbers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Barber
Barber is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 18 births in the dataset. Barber's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #3,489. Use the chart and map above to compare Barber'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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