Barbera comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Italian surname meaning "barber".
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How popular is Barbera?
1934peak year
Today, Barbera has effectively disappeared from U.S. birth records. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1934, 11 babies were given the name (ranked #2579 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1950s. In all, around 164 babies have been registered as Barbera since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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