Barbara Carrera
There are approximately 39 people named Barbara Carrera living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 8,788,573 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Barbara with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Carrera. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
39
1 in 8,788,573
Named Barbara
694K
Alive today
Named Carrera
19K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 694K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1947
Average age: 71
Estimated bearers: 19K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #2,203
Per 100K: 5.60
Top ancestry: Hispanic (88.4%)
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
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Carrera surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Carrera, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Hispanic at 88.4%.
- Hispanic or Latino88.4%
- White9.1%
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.5%
- Black or African American0.6%
- Two or more races0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2%
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).
The surname Carrera appears at a rate of 5.60 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0056%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 39 people with the full name Barbara Carrera. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Barbara
FAQ
Barbara Carrera: questions and answers
How many people are named Barbara Carrera?
We estimate approximately 39 people in the United States share the full name Barbara Carrera. That works out to about 1 in 8,788,573 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.2025%) with the surname frequency (5.60 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Barbara Carrera?
We classify Barbara Carrera as "Very Rare". About 1 in 8,788,573 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 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.