Barbie

Girl name

Barbie has been given to 4,204 babies in the U.S. since 1936. It peaked in 1964.

Meaning & origin /ˈbɑɹbi/

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

4,204

Peak year

1964 (190 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1936

10-year trend

▼ -3%

Gender split

All girls

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Barbie.

4,177 babies since 1942

4,169 babies since 1897

4,167 babies since 1913

4,146 babies since 1940

4,139 babies since 1881

4,270 babies since 1913

4,127 babies since 1880

4,285 babies since 1925

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