Searches for “Barbie” and “Ken” on baby name websites have skyrocketed following the film’s release – as parents flock to bring Barbiecore to a new generation of babies
Barbiecore has been inevitable in recent months in light of Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling’s much-anticipated film release – and it seems Barbie mania has now spread to expectant parents, who are flooding their baby name websites with searches for the dolls’ nicknames .
“Barbie,” which hit theaters on July 21 and starred Margot and Ryan as Barbie and Ken, took fans on a pink adventure and grossed a staggering $1 billion worldwide.
The film had a major impact on doll lovers: one woman even dumped her boyfriend after he found the film offensive.
And now it’s spread to a new generation, too: a popular baby name website revealed that searches for the nicknames “Barbie” and “Ken” increased phenomenally after the film’s release.
After Barbie became a big hit with fans, parents are now naming their kids after the plastic dolls
BabyNames.com told TMZ that searches for the doll’s name have skyrocketed since the film
In July alone, the site saw an increase of “300 percent” for Barbie and “200 percent” for Ken
BabyNames.com told TMZ that searches for the names Barbie and Ken have skyrocketed since the film.
In July alone, the site saw an increase of “300 percent” for Barbie and “200 percent” for Ken.
According to the website, Barbie means “stranger”.
Ken means “handsome”.
According to the Social Security Administration, the popularity of the name skyrocketed after Barbie was released in 1959.
Between 70 and 100 babies per million were named Barbies in the early to mid 1960s.
According to the Social Security Administration, Kenneth or Ken first gained popularity before the 1920s when it was among the top 25 most popular boy names.
The Ken doll joined Barbie in 1961 and shortly thereafter searches for the name skyrocketed.
According to the Social Security Administration, the popularity of the name skyrocketed after the release of Barbie in 1959
According to the Social Security Administration, Kenneth or Ken first gained popularity before the 1920s when it was among the top 25 most popular boy names
Allan – played by Michael Cera – was one of the fan-favorite characters in the film, but according to the website, the name’s popularity hasn’t increased
The name Ken became most popular in 1963.
Barbie was named after the inventor of Barbie, Ruth Handler’s daughter Barbara, and Ken after her son Kenneth.
Allan – played by Michael Cera – was one of the fan-favorite characters in the film, but according to the website, the name’s popularity hasn’t increased.
But similar to other rare Barbie dolls whose prices have skyrocketed, the cost of the Allan doll on eBay has risen to around $300 per doll, with some toys even going as high as $700.