Barbara Garcia
There are approximately 2,669 people named Barbara Garcia living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 128,421 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Barbara with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Garcia. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
2,669
1 in 128,421
Named Barbara
694K
Alive today
Named Garcia
1.3M
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 694K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1947
Average age: 71
Top Census group: White (84.4%)
Estimated bearers: 1.3M
Rarity: Very Common
Census rank: #6
Per 100K: 384.58
Top ancestry: Hispanic (91.2%)
First name trend
Barbara: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Barbara. The peak year was 1947 with 48,889 births. The average person named Barbara today is 71 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Barbara
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Barbara, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 84.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Barbara described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Barbara at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White84.4% · 795,880
- Black or African American9.4% · 88,936
- Hispanic or Latino3.6% · 34,090
- Two or more races1.6% · 15,269
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5% · 4,781
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 4,049
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Garcia surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Garcia, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Hispanic at 91.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Garcia described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Garcia at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino91.2% · 1,048,319
- White5.7% · 65,539
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.6% · 18,859
- Black or African American0.5% · 6,265
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 5,635
- Two or more races0.4% · 4,893
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Barbara has a living-bearer frequency of 0.2025% of the US population, based on 694,059 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Barbara right now.
The surname Garcia appears at a rate of 384.58 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.3846%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 2,669 people with the full name Barbara Garcia. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Barbara Garcia: questions and answers
How many people are named Barbara Garcia?
We estimate approximately 2,669 people in the United States share the full name Barbara Garcia. That works out to about 1 in 128,421 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.2025%) with the surname frequency (384.58 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Barbara Garcia?
We classify Barbara Garcia as "Rare". About 1 in 128,421 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Barbara a male or female name?
Barbara is predominantly female. Out of 1,440,537 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Barbara profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people have the full name Barbara Garcia?
For a quick modern take, check how many people are called Barbara Garcia on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.