Barbora
Barbora is a Czech and Slovak female given name. It was derived from the Greek word barbaros meaning "foreign", a variant of "Barbara". It is the 36th most popular given name in the Czech Republic.
- Czech
- Slovak
- Lithuanian
Meaning & Origin of Barbora
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Barbora is a Czech and Slovak female given name. It was derived from the Greek word barbaros meaning "foreign", a variant of "Barbara". It is the 36th most popular given name in the Czech Republic.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Czech
- Slovak
- Lithuanian
The Story of Barbora
Barbora first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2001, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2001: 5 births, good for #15,352 nationwide. Barbora last appeared in the published SSA data in 2001, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Barbora
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Barbora. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Bára
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About the name Barbora
Barbora is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Barbora's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #15,352. Use the chart and map above to compare Barbora'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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