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Unisex name

Babe

/ˈbeɪb/ · 53% girls, 47% boys · last recorded 1980

Babe has been given to about 728 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1927, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈbeɪb/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 137
Median age today93 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Babe per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1927 · 33
  • Born in 20250
  • All time728

How popular is Babe?

Its best year was 1927, when 33 babies were given the name, ranking 2029th. The typical living American called Babe is about 93 years old today.

Names that sound like Babe

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Abe0.81
  2. Gabe0.81
  3. Blake0.64
  4. Blaze0.64
  5. Baby0.64
  6. Blane0.64
  7. Barbie0.64
  8. Baker0.60

Middle names for Babe

Ranked by flow score
  1. Babe Noelle0.83
  2. Babe Catherine0.80
  3. Babe Frances0.80
  4. Babe Josephine0.80
  5. Babe Hazel0.80
  6. Babe Violet0.79

Sibling names for Babe

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Luellasister · 0.76
  2. Ilasister · 0.74
  3. Cleoeither · 0.73
  4. Goldiesister · 0.73
  5. Juniorbrother · 0.65
  6. Forestbrother · 0.64

Where Babe is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Babe Wilson0.75
    2. Babe Williams0.75
    3. Babe Walker0.75
    4. Babe Turner0.75
    5. Babe Torres0.75
    6. Babe Thompson0.75

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Babe

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.