Barbie is a girl name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Barbie means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Barbie across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Barbie has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Barbie is a girl name of Greek origin meaning “pet form of Barbara, foreign woman”. A diminutive of Barbara, from the Greek barbaros meaning foreign.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,204 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Barbie per year, United States (1936 to 2025). United States peaked in 1964 (190/yr).
Barbie is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1964, when it ranked #1,298 nationally (given to 190 babies that year).
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