Girl

Barbie

BAR-bee

Rare & Uncommon → Stable

✦ Meaning

“Originally a diminutive of Barbara, meaning 'foreign' in Greek. While famous as a doll, the name itself reflects vintage nickname culture from mid-20th century America.”

Popularity Over Time

Barbie US popularity rank over timeRank 7752 in 2012 to rank 757 in 1964. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#757#4255#775219361960198020002024

Barbie is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Greek

Syllables

2

Style

PlayfulVintageBoldModern

Famous Bearers

  • Barbie (doll)
  • Barbie Benton (actress/model)
  • Barbie Jevtic

Collections

Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Two Syllables → Vintage Revival →

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Barbara

Greek Beautiful But Not Top 100

Bobby

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People Also Ask

Originally a diminutive of Barbara, meaning 'foreign' in Greek. While famous as a doll, the name itself reflects vintage nickname culture from mid-20th century America.

Barbie is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. Usage has stayed pretty consistent over the past decade.

Barbie works beautifully as a full name and does not lend itself to an obvious short form. Most parents see that as a feature.

More sibling ideas for Barbie coming soon as we add more names.