Is Barbie a boy or girl name?
Barbie is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 49 girls and 0 boys were named Barbie, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 4,168 US babies named Barbie were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,220
- Babies named Barbie since 1936
- 4,168
- Most popular year
- 1964
- 190 babies
Boys and girls named Barbie, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 21 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 129 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 338 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,346 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 868 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 515 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 242 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 244 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 291 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 174 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,220 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,202 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,920 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,890 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,899 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,176 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,815 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,593 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,754 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,238 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,342 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,858 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,504 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,939 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,206 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,958 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,909 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,970 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,408 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,041 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,085 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,104 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,786 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,604 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,167 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,538 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,976 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,390 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,802 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,473 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,025 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,686 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,781 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,453 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,696 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,579 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,876 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,665 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,056 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,366 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,021 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,910 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,737 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,515 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,583 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,555 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,487 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,267 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,253 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,316 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,363 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,378 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,263 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,118 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,043 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,124 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 121 | #939 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 163 | #771 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 118 | #929 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 121 | #915 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 190 | #756 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 170 | #796 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 152 | #854 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 132 | #937 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,199 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,300 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,340 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,614 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,058 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,158 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,125 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,303 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,130 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,066 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,349 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,420 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,195 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,286 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,400 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,072 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,399 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,056 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,206 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,592 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,897 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,941 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,474 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,245 |
Highest rank
Barbie has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #756 in 1964. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Barbie
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.