Overview
people
Sample Size
2,212
Gender Distribution
Male:
2.3%
Female:
97.7%
Origin and Meaning
Origin
Latin
Meaning
Barb is typically a short form of the female name Barbara. Barbara has Latin origins, meaning 'foreign' or 'stranger,' and was a popular name in the Christian world, associated with Saint Barbara, the patron saint of miners.
Geographic Distribution
This name appears in the following countries, sorted by popularity:
US
1,680 samples
99%
CA
248 samples
100%
GB
77 samples
95%
AU
34 samples
100%
FR
19 samples
68%
PL
14 samples
100%
CZ
13 samples
92%
DE
12 samples
83%
HU
9 samples
100%
ES
8 samples
100%
MX
7 samples
100%
IT
7 samples
100%
NZ
6 samples
100%
NL
6 samples
100%
SI
5 samples
100%
TR
5 samples
100%
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