Feminine dossier · first seen 1936

Barbie

Resurgent Gaining cultural share
Peak era
1964
Peak births
190
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Boomer
1936Peak 19642025
peak 1964 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020

Quick answers about Barbie

How many people are named Barbie?

An estimated 3,819 living Americans are named Barbie.

How rare is Barbie?

Barbie is very rare among babies today, with 33 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 82.6% from its 1964 peak.

How old is the typical Barbie?

The median age of a living American named Barbie is approximately 52 years, with most bearers falling between 36 and 62 years old.

Is Barbie still popular?

Yes — Barbie is currently rising in popularity, with 33 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.1× higher than the previous decade.

Where is Barbie most common?

Barbie has its strongest geographic signal in Pennsylvania, where it appeared 20.8× more often than the national baseline in the 2020s.

Peak year
1964
Decline from peak
82.6%
2025
33
All-time
4,204
Where it lives now

Barbie is most concentrated in Pennsylvania — about 20.8× the national rate in the 2020s.

States where Barbie is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.

Alabama: near or below the national rate AL Alaska: near or below the national rate AK Arizona: near or below the national rate AZ Arkansas: near or below the national rate AR California: near or below the national rate CA Colorado: near or below the national rate CO Connecticut: near or below the national rate CT Delaware: near or below the national rate DE District of Columbia: near or below the national rate DC Florida: near or below the national rate FL Georgia: near or below the national rate GA Hawaii: near or below the national rate HI Idaho: near or below the national rate ID Illinois: near or below the national rate IL Indiana: near or below the national rate IN Iowa: near or below the national rate IA Kansas: near or below the national rate KS Kentucky: near or below the national rate KY Louisiana: near or below the national rate LA Maine: near or below the national rate ME Maryland: near or below the national rate MD Massachusetts: near or below the national rate MA Michigan: near or below the national rate MI Minnesota: near or below the national rate MN Mississippi: near or below the national rate MS Missouri: near or below the national rate MO Montana: near or below the national rate MT Nebraska: near or below the national rate NE Nevada: near or below the national rate NV New Hampshire: near or below the national rate NH New Jersey: near or below the national rate NJ New Mexico: near or below the national rate NM New York: near or below the national rate NY North Carolina: near or below the national rate NC North Dakota: near or below the national rate ND Ohio: near or below the national rate OH Oklahoma: near or below the national rate OK Oregon: near or below the national rate OR Pennsylvania: 20.8× the national rate PA Rhode Island: near or below the national rate RI South Carolina: near or below the national rate SC South Dakota: near or below the national rate SD Tennessee: near or below the national rate TN Texas: near or below the national rate TX Utah: near or below the national rate UT Vermont: near or below the national rate VT Virginia: near or below the national rate VA Washington: near or below the national rate WA West Virginia: near or below the national rate WV Wisconsin: near or below the national rate WI Wyoming: near or below the national rate WY