The baby name Barbi is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced BAR-bee (English: /ˈbɑr.bi/).
The baby name Barbi is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced BAR-bee (English: /ˈbɑr.bi/).
Barbi is in Origin.
Barbi is a modern diminutive of Barbara, derived from Greek barbaros “foreigner/stranger,” adopted into Latin as Barbara. The cult of Saint Barbara, a 3rd-century martyr, anchored the name across medieval Europe, keeping Barbara in steady use through the Renaissance and into the 20th century. International main forms include Barbara (English, Italian, Polish), Bárbara (Spanish, Portuguese), Barbora (Czech, Slovak), and Varvara (Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian).
Used primarily as a familiar nickname in English and Hungarian, Barbi began to appear as an independent given name in the mid-20th century, its visibility heightened by pop culture’s Barbie. Spelling variants and near-forms include Barbie, Barby, and Barbee; related pet forms of Barbara include Babs (English), Babsi (German), Basia (Polish), and Barborka (Czech/Slovak). The core meaning remains “foreign woman,” sometimes interpreted more positively as “traveler” or “adventurous outsider.”
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GE | 0 | #44 | 1 | 997 | |
| AL | 0 | #74 | 3 | 2,372 | |
| AZ | Girls | 0 | #75 | 1 | 1,051 |
| AF | 0 | #76 | 1 | 1,883 | |
| RS | 0 | #84 | 1 | 923 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #93 | 2 | 2,402 |
| HU | 0 | #99 | 16 | 1,675 | |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #102 | 7 | 1,564 |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #120 | 136 | 3,308 |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #136 | 2 | 1,651 |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #142 | 1 | 1,888 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #170 | 8 | 2,769 |
| AR | 0 | #171 | 16 | 2,915 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #171 | 4 | 3,954 |
| UY | 0 | #182 | 1 | 2,477 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #224 | 4 | 4,141 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #230 | 2 | 3,559 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| BD | 0 | #236 | 6 | 5,992 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #246 | 4 | 6,293 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #290 | 5 | 3,687 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 5,122 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #328 | 2 | 7,429 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #331 | 2 | 5,862 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #336 | 2 | 6,973 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #349 | 3 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #356 | 3 | 7,678 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #358 | 7 | 5,096 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #368 | 19 | 8,413 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #387 | 10 | 15,987 |
| YE | 0 | #395 | 4 | 8,639 | |
| CL | 0 | #398 | 14 | 6,867 | |
| BO | 0 | #407 | 2 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #407 | 2 | 11,440 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #426 | 4 | 13,098 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #428 | 181 | 8,289 |
| MX | 0 | #443 | 3 | 8,339 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #480 | 4 | 7,628 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #486 | 25 | 6,731 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #494 | 11 | 11,303 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #510 | 9 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #515 | 9 | 11,913 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #538 | 4 | 7,500 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #539 | 15 | 20,968 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #541 | 5 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #546 | 2 | 10,981 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #553 | 9 | 19,177 |
| LY | 0 | #555 | 5 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #556 | 5 | 11,671 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #570 | 4 | 11,342 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #618 | 14 | 13,121 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #623 | 3 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| LB | 0 | #639 | 20 | 13,263 | |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #641 | 5 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #643 | 9 | 9,488 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| SY | 0 | #718 | 11 | 11,684 | |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #729 | 10 | 3,895 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #762 | 90 | 14,098 |
| TN | 0 | #763 | 67 | 13,765 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #819 | 20 | 4,949 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #822 | 5 | 15,093 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #892 | 92 | 5,561 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #893 | 43 | 25,931 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #925 | 19 | 14,861 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #931 | 29 | 14,742 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #946 | 10 | 5,933 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #979 | 3 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #986 | 7 | 12,708 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,023 | 161 | 17,781 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,027 | 7 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,037 | 3 | 16,750 |
| MA | 0 | #1,042 | 87 | 20,986 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,046 | 33 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,062 | 115 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,122 | 20 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,189 | 23 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,311 | 136 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,454 | 18 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,684 | 8 | 28,008 |
Barbi is popular in 69 countries — most recent births per country:
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