Barbaro
Man of high nobility, courage, and fortitude of Arabic origin.
Name Census estimates that about 14 living Americans carry the first name Barbaro. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Barbaro today is around 44 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Barbaro births was 1979 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Barbaro. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Barbaro. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
14
~ 1 in 24,482,453 Americans
Peak year
1979
5 babies that year
Average age
44
years old
1986 SSA rank
#6,815
Tracked since 1979
Census
Barbaro in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 663 people with the first name Barbaro, which placed it at #16,857 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#16,857
National first-name rank
People counted
663
663 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
95.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Barbaro
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Barbaro is Hispanic at 95.5%. The next largest groups are White (2.9%) and Black (1.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Barbaro described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Barbaro at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino95.5% · 633
- White2.9% · 19
- Black or African American1.5% · 10
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.2% · 1
Popularity
Barbaro: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Barbaro from the 1970s through to the 1980s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 10 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Barbaro by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Barbaro during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Barbaro
The name Barbaro has its origins in the Latin language and can be traced back to the Late Antiquity period. It is derived from the Latin word "barbarus," which initially referred to someone who did not speak Greek or Latin and was considered a foreigner. Over time, the term took on the connotation of being uncultured, uncivilized, or even barbaric.
Interestingly, the name Barbaro appeared in some early Christian texts, such as the writings of Saint Jerome, who lived from 347 to 420 AD. In his works, Saint Jerome used the term "barbarus" to describe those who were not Christians or part of the Roman Empire's cultural sphere.
One of the earliest recorded individuals bearing the name Barbaro was Pietro Barbaro, a Venetian diplomat and scholar who lived from 1457 to 1513. He served as the ambassador of the Republic of Venice to various European courts and was known for his humanist writings.
Another notable figure was Ermolao Barbaro, who lived from 1454 to 1493. He was a Venetian humanist, scholar, and diplomat, known for his translations of Greek texts into Latin and his contributions to the study of botany.
In the 16th century, there was Daniele Barbaro, an Italian Renaissance scholar, and architect who lived from 1513 to 1570. He is best known for his commentaries on Vitruvius's treatise on architecture, which became a significant influence on Renaissance architecture.
Moving to the 18th century, we find Gian Francesco Barbaro, an Italian playwright and librettist who lived from 1760 to 1832. He is remembered for his collaboration with composers such as Antonio Salieri and Vincenzo Righini, contributing librettos for several operas.
Lastly, in the 20th century, there was Umberto Barbaro, an Italian film critic and theorist who lived from 1904 to 1964. He was a prominent figure in the Italian film movement known as Neorealism and published several influential works on cinema theory.
People
Barbaro + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Barbaro as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with B
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Barbaro: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Barbaro?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 14 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Barbaro going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 24,482,453 US residents.
Is Barbaro a common name?
We classify Barbaro as "Very Rare". It ranks above 34% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 15 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Barbaro most popular?
The single biggest year for Barbaro was 1979, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Barbaro is about 44 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Barbaro in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 663 people with the name Barbaro, or 0.22 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #16,857 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Barbaro in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Barbaro?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Barbaro leans strongly male. 653 people counted with this name were male (98.3%), compared with 11 female bearers (1.7%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Barbaro?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Barbaro is Hispanic at 95.5%. The next largest groups are White (2.9%) and Black (1.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Barbaro most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Barbaro in the 2020 Census, accounting for 95.5% (633 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Barbaro in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Barbaro a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Barbaro in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Barbaro still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Barbaro in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Barbaro can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Barbaro as a first name?
If you just want to know how many people share the name Barbaro, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.