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A name. A world of connections.
A name with a story to discover
01 / Meaning & origin
Barbie is a feminine given name documented in English, Cebuano and Danish. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it.
2 source accounts
From Barbara + -ie.
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02 / Across borders
Explore official naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.
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11
countries in our sources
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2 countries with official statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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Statistics + language records
United States, 2025: 33 girls (rank 4265). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Barbie
Recorded category girls
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1915 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1916 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1917 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1918 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1919 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1920 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1921 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1922 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1923 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1924 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1925 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1926 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1927 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1928 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1929 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1930 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1931 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1932 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1933 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1934 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1935 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1936 | 5 | 4,181 | observed |
| 1937 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1938 | 7 | 3,450 | observed |
| 1939 | 9 | 2,922 | observed |
| 1940 | 6 | 3,863 | observed |
| 1941 | 7 | 3,559 | observed |
| 1942 | 9 | 3,194 | observed |
| 1943 | 10 | 3,040 | observed |
| 1944 | 8 | 3,378 | observed |
| 1945 | 17 | 2,060 | observed |
| 1946 | 16 | 2,392 | observed |
| 1947 | 19 | 2,279 | observed |
| 1948 | 20 | 2,188 | observed |
| 1949 | 17 | 2,410 | observed |
| 1950 | 18 | 2,341 | observed |
| 1951 | 23 | 2,064 | observed |
| 1952 | 23 | 2,126 | observed |
| 1953 | 21 | 2,301 | observed |
| 1954 | 25 | 2,122 | observed |
| 1955 | 25 | 2,156 | observed |
| 1956 | 28 | 2,058 | observed |
| 1957 | 45 | 1,612 | observed |
| 1958 | 62 | 1,340 | observed |
| 1959 | 68 | 1,299 | observed |
| 1960 | 82 | 1,199 | observed |
| 1961 | 132 | 937 | observed |
| 1962 | 152 | 855 | observed |
| 1963 | 170 | 796 | observed |
| 1964 | 190 | 756 | observed |
| 1965 | 121 | 915 | observed |
| 1966 | 118 | 929 | observed |
| 1967 | 163 | 770 | observed |
| 1968 | 121 | 939 | observed |
| 1969 | 97 | 1,124 | observed |
| 1970 | 118 | 1,042 | observed |
| 1971 | 105 | 1,118 | observed |
| 1972 | 81 | 1,263 | observed |
| 1973 | 72 | 1,374 | observed |
| 1974 | 76 | 1,364 | observed |
| 1975 | 83 | 1,316 | observed |
| 1976 | 89 | 1,252 | observed |
| 1977 | 94 | 1,268 | observed |
| 1978 | 76 | 1,487 | observed |
| 1979 | 74 | 1,555 | observed |
| 1980 | 73 | 1,583 | observed |
| 1981 | 79 | 1,515 | observed |
| 1982 | 64 | 1,735 | observed |
| 1983 | 54 | 1,907 | observed |
| 1984 | 50 | 2,018 | observed |
| 1985 | 42 | 2,362 | observed |
| 1986 | 52 | 2,052 | observed |
| 1987 | 37 | 2,657 | observed |
| 1988 | 36 | 2,867 | observed |
| 1989 | 28 | 3,566 | observed |
| 1990 | 43 | 2,695 | observed |
| 1991 | 31 | 3,443 | observed |
| 1992 | 28 | 3,773 | observed |
| 1993 | 21 | 4,671 | observed |
| 1994 | 26 | 4,016 | observed |
| 1995 | 17 | 5,439 | observed |
| 1996 | 16 | 5,771 | observed |
| 1997 | 24 | 4,370 | observed |
| 1998 | 21 | 4,955 | observed |
| 1999 | 15 | 6,484 | observed |
| 2000 | 22 | 5,151 | observed |
| 2001 | 20 | 5,570 | observed |
| 2002 | 25 | 4,767 | observed |
| 2003 | 19 | 6,055 | observed |
| 2004 | 25 | 5,062 | observed |
| 2005 | 20 | 5,999 | observed |
| 2006 | 25 | 5,383 | observed |
| 2007 | 29 | 4,944 | observed |
| 2008 | 30 | 4,882 | observed |
| 2009 | 29 | 4,931 | observed |
| 2010 | 35 | 4,180 | observed |
| 2011 | 28 | 4,915 | observed |
| 2012 | 16 | 7,456 | observed |
| 2013 | 39 | 3,849 | observed |
| 2014 | 25 | 5,310 | observed |
| 2015 | 34 | 4,232 | observed |
| 2016 | 29 | 4,734 | observed |
| 2017 | 30 | 4,576 | observed |
| 2018 | 21 | 5,785 | observed |
| 2019 | 35 | 4,072 | observed |
| 2020 | 26 | 4,880 | observed |
| 2021 | 38 | 3,883 | observed |
| 2022 | 27 | 4,907 | observed |
| 2023 | 34 | 4,191 | observed |
| 2024 | 51 | 3,119 | observed |
| 2025 | 33 | 4,265 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Barbie” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
No historical attestations or sourced notable bearers are recorded yet. Historical databases are being evaluated for reuse permission; nothing is listed until a record can be cited.
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
