Is Barbi a boy or girl name?

Barbi is a girl’s name. Of the 586 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Barbi

Recorded 1953–1987 · United States

Barbi was most popular in 1975, when 41 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,309 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 586 people named Barbi.

Barbi over time

Births per year. The dot marks Barbi’s peak in 1975. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Barbi a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Barbi is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 586 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org