Girls' name · since 1953
Barbi
Since 1953, U.S. Social Security records show 586 babies named Barbi, peaking in 1975. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,701 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 586
- born since 1953
- 1970s
- peak decade
Barbi sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 586 recorded since 1953.
Barbi has 586 recorded births among girls since 1953, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 1987.
- #10,701 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 586 born since 1953
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Barbi ranks #10,701 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 586 born since 1953, peaking in the 1970s.
- #10,701 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 586
- born since 1953
- 1970s
- peak decade
Barbi's 586 recorded births place it above 85.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Barbi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Barbi's full recorded timeline at 1970, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1975 peak of 41 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Barbi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1987
- Peak year (1975)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Barbi by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (246 births, 42% of the file).
1970s was Barbi's strongest decade.
246 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Barbi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 72
1950s
72 births
- 1960s
1960s
176 births
- 1970s
1970s
246 births
- 1980s 92
1980s
92 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 246 births (42% of all-time use).
How Barbi compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Barbi's total volume
Barbi by state
Where Barbi concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 11 | 1.9% |
| #2 | California | | 10 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.9% |
11 of 586 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Barbi's data
- Barbi's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (246 total births) through the 1980s (92) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Barbis (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Barbi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~34 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1953–1987 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Barbi draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.