Dunbar

DUHN-bahr /ˈdʌnbɑːɹ/
boy 2 syllables fading

Dunbar is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.

Dunbar is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1949. Dunbar was first reported in SSA data in 1914 and peaked in 1914 (6 births).

About the name Dunbar

PronunciationDUHN-bahr /ˈdʌnbɑːɹ/
6peak births 1914
1914first in SSA data

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How popular is Dunbar?

Boys named Dunbar
19141920193019401949
Boys named Dunbar per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1914–1949 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1949) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Dunbar total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19495—#3,833
19405—#3,588
19395—#3,625
19316—#3,498
19276—#3,890
19266—#3,832
19235—#4,399
19225—#4,479
19206—#3,946
19186—#3,841
19175—#4,142
19165—#4,082
19155—#3,985
19146—#3,003
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