Barbie Girl
How popular is Barbie?
#4,264 girl name in 2025
33 baby girls were named Barbie in the US in 2025, making it the 4264th most popular girl name.
3,877living people named Barbie (est.)
52median age of people named Barbie
4,204babies named Barbie since 1880
1 in 100,465US babies born in 2025
Barbie popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #4,264 for girls (▼ 1145 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 33 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-3% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,231 in 2015, #4,878 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1964 (190 girls) |
| Highest rank | #756 in 1964 |
| First recorded | 1936 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Barbie is most popular
Babies named Barbie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Pennsylvania: 0.5 per 1,000 (111 girls)
- Kentucky: 0.1 per 1,000 (6 girls)
Barbie by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 21 | #2,920 |
| 1940s | 129 | #2,059 |
| 1950s | 338 | #1,298 |
| 1960s | 1,346 | #756 |
| 1970s | 868 | #1,042 |
| 1980s | 515 | #1,515 |
| 1990s | 242 | #2,690 |
| 2000s | 244 | #4,763 |
| 2010s | 292 | #3,847 |
| 2020s | 209 | #3,119 |
Girl names about as popular as Barbie
Questions
- Is Barbie a boy or girl name?
- Barbie is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Barbie were girls.
- How popular is the name Barbie?
- 33 baby girls were named Barbie in the US in 2025, making it the 4264th most popular girl name.
- When was Barbie most popular?
- Barbie peaked in 1964, when 190 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #756 in 1964.
- How many people are named Barbie?
- 4,204 babies have been named Barbie in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,877 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 52.
- Where is Barbie most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Barbie was most common in Pennsylvania, at 0.5 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.