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Yes, Barbara is old-ladyish and 1950s. It couldn't help but be, since it was popular from the 30s to the 50s and and not at all popular today. It is a name that I dislike intensely, but not because it's dated. I think the two syllables together, both starting with the same letter, is really unattractive. That's one of the reasons I hate Leslie, also. And the syllables don't make an attractive sound at all, IMO. Bar. Bar. And then tack on an A. And it means "barbarian." Not great.

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But it's perfectly usable. There are still a lot of Barbaras out there (I knew several my age in high school.) Even though I hate the name, it didn't seem to be burden to them.