How Many People Are Named Barbie?
An estimated 3,621 people in the United States have the first name Barbie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Barbie peaked in popularity in 1964 with 190 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Barbie as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Barbie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,621
About 1 in 94,657 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1964
190 births
Total Registered
4,168
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Barbie
Barbie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,168 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Barbie as a female name
Ranked #3,220 in 2024
49 female births in 2024
Peak: 1964 (190 births)
Barbie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Barbie span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 1,346 babies were registered. Barbie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Barbie by Decade
How has Barbie tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Barbie by State
Birth registrations for Barbie span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, California, Texas. The lowest are in South Carolina, New Jersey, Maryland. On average, about 63 Barbies were registered per state.
Barbie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Barbie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Barbie
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Barbie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Barbie?
We estimate approximately 3,621 people named Barbie are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 94,657 Americans share this first name.
Is Barbie a common name?
Barbie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,168 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Barbie most popular?
Barbie reached peak popularity in 1964, when 190 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Barbie is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Barbie a female name?
Barbie is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Barbie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Barbie Smith, Barbie Johnson, Barbie Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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