Considering that Greta Gerwig’sBarbiejust elapse thebillion - dollar mark at the box office , it ’s safe to say that tons of the great unwashed have learn it . The picture ’s popularity has already extended to the world of babe names .
BabyNames.comtoldTMZthat seek for the nameBarbieskyrocketed by 300 percent in July , while searches forKenjumped 200 percentage . The cognomen are also look on some users ’ lists of favorite names .
We ’ll have to wait and see how many parents actually end up naming their babiesBarbie . The doll ’s presence has loom so large over pop civilization — and for so long — that it ’s hard to imagine using the name in any other context ( and burden any tyke with Barbie ’s legacy ) . That said , extremely specificfandom - inspired nameslike Marvel’sLokihave trended up in the past times .
Kenis a slightly different news report . While Ryan Gosling ’s circuit de force performance as Ken in the film has no doubtfulness strengthened the name ’s connexion toKen - the - chick , Kendoesn’t think of one matter in the same path thatBarbiemeans one thing . As anySuccessionviewers read this are belike thinking , Gosling ’s Ken is n’t even the only fabricated Ken to make headlines this twelvemonth . Moreover , Kencan be inadequate forKenneth , Kendall , Kendrick , orKennedy , amongother names . ( For the phonograph record , the doll ’s full name isKenneth , notKenough . ) Traditionally , Barbiehas only ever really support forBarbara .
Even a small uptick in tiddler namedBarbiecould look as a riposte for the sobriquet . The Social Security Administration uses SSN applications to go after baby name stats , and you’re able to see how thepopularity of a given namehas changed over clip viathis database . It only shows years in which the name charted in the top 1000 — and the last yearBarbiemade that cut - off on the girls ’ list was 1968 . Before then , Barbiehad charted every year since 1961 ; thedoll debuted in 1959 .
The last yearKenmade the top 1000 boys ’ names was 1995 . The name had polish off its top military position ( 177th place ) back in 1960 , though Ken dolls did n’t hit shelves until 1961 . A salient admonisher that Barbie has always set the trends , while Ken just be them .
