Barbie
Barbie was the 4277th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 1964, when it ranked 756th with 190 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 38 places. More babies were named Barbie in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,277 girls, up 624 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 33girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1964190 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,204babies recorded
Barbie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,277 | 33 |
| 2020 | #4,901 | 26 |
| 2010 | #4,206 | 35 |
| 2000 | #5,167 | 22 |
| 1990 | #2,697 | 43 |
| 1980 | #1,583 | 73 |
| 1970 | #1,042 | 118 |
| 1960 | #1,199 | 82 |
| 1950 | #2,349 | 18 |
| 1940 | #3,897 | 6 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Barbie, counting every spelling?
Barbie has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Barbie?
33 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Barbie (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Barbie born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 253 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Barbie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Barbie?
About 3,800 people born in the US named Barbie are alive today, with a median age of 52; half are between 36 and 62. That makes Barbie mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Barbie by state
How common Barbie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Pennsylvania (20.8×). In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Barbie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Barbie, they share its era and feel.
Barbie is also a nickname for Barbara.
Questions about the name Barbie
How popular is the name Barbie?
Barbie was the 4277th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 1964, when it ranked 756th with 190 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 38 places. More babies were named Barbie in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Barbie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Barbie in the US.
Where is Barbie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Barbie was most common in Pennsylvania (0.47 per 1,000 girls), followed by Kentucky and Kentucky.