What is Barbie's full name?

Barbie’s full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.

The name appears in Random House Barbie novels published during the 1960s, which supplied details for her fictional biography. Those books also identified her parents as George and Margaret Roberts and placed her hometown in the fictional Willows, Wisconsin. The name is part of Barbie’s character lore rather than a legal identity for a real person.

Barbie debuted at the American International Toy Fair in New York on March 9, 1959. Ruth Handler named the doll after her daughter, Barbara Handler; “Barbie” is the familiar shortened form of the character’s first name. This is why Barbara, not a separate surname or middle name, is the key to the answer.

A common mix-up is Ken’s full name: Ken is Kenneth Sean Carson Jr., not Barbara’s relative or another version of Barbie. Barbie’s fictional biography has changed across books, films, and television projects, but Barbara Millicent Roberts remains the standard canonical full name.