I use to play with Barbie's as a kid all the time.
As a guy, I also love playing with Barbies.  It was produced by Mattel Inc, an American company in 1959.
Really? Who created the Barbie?
Ruth Handler did - she was an American businesswoman. 
Did she name Barbie and Ken?
I think that's an unknown, but my thought is her daughters name is Barbara.  She likely named the dolls Barbie after her daughter.  As for Ken, I don't know where the name came from but it has also been called Ken.
Interesting. Do you know what the company is worth currently?
doll and her lifestyle.
Mattel has sold over a billion Barbie dolls, making it the company's largest and most profitable line. However, sales have declined sharply since 2014. The doll transformed the toy business in affluent communities worldwide by becoming a vehicle for the sale of related merchandise (accessories, clothes, friends of Barbie, etc.). She had a significant impact on social values by conveying characteristics of female independence, and with her multitude of accessories, an idealized upscale life-style that can be shared
Barbie
Barbie is a fashion doll manufactured by the American toy company Mattel, Inc. and launched in March 1959. American businesswoman Ruth Handler is credited with the creation of the doll using a German doll called Bild Lilli as her inspiration.
Barbie is the figurehead of a brand of Mattel dolls and accessories, including other family members and collectible dolls. Barbie has been an important part of the toy fashion doll market for over fifty years, and has been the subject of numerous controversies and lawsuits, often involving parodies of the