Barbie

A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning foreign; a diminutive of Barbara.

Babies a year
29
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Barbie by the numbers

Barbie was given to 29 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 190 babies in 1964, so it is a 1960s name that has since fallen a long way.

Other names that come from Barbara

Like Barbie, each of these traces back to Barbara: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Barbaraforeign or strange292 in the US (2017)
  • Babettefather rejoices; a diminutive of Barbara
  • Barbforeign or strange; a diminutive of Barbara
  • Barbraforeign or strange; a spelling variant of Barbara
  • Bobbyebright fame; a form of Barbara or Bobby

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Barbie. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Barriefair-haired; a form of Barry
  • Birdielittle bird; diminutive of Byrd64 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Bobbiebright fame; a form of Robert77 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Bambichild; bambino diminutive28 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Berniebrave bear; diminutive of Bernard26 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Barinwarrior; noble10 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Barbie

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