Barbie

Where Barbie comes from

From Barbara + -ie.
— Wiktionary's entry for Barbie
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1936
    First appearance
    #4,181 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1960
    Barbie Wilde born
    Canadian-born British actress and writer
  3. 1964
    Peak, #756
    190 babies named Barbie — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1972
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,263.
  5. 1976
    Barbie Hsu born
    Taiwanese actress, singer and television presenter
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the female given name Barbara.
Namesakes
  • Barbie Hsu · Taiwanese actress, singer and television presenter, 1976–2025
  • Barbie Wilde · Canadian-born British actress and writer, born 1960

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.