Barbora
Girl · BAR-boh-rah · Greek
Barbora is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “foreign woman”. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies).
What does Barbora mean?
Greek: Czech, Slovak and Lithuanian form of Barbara
“foreign woman”
Czech, Slovak and Lithuanian form of Barbara, from the Greek for foreign.
- Say it
- BAR-boh-rah
Is Barbora a girl's or a boy's name?
Barbora is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Barbora in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,935among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 65% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Barbora, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,744th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Barbora in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
Barbora in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,464 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,652 |
| 2016 | 8 | #3,105 |
| 2015 | 8 | #3,114 |
| 2014 | 8 | #3,031 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,454 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
Nicknames for Barbora
- Bára
Names like Barbora
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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