The first name Babe
A unisex name.
1 syllable Unisex
Meaning and origin
Use of the common noun babe as a (nick)name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Babe at birth, 1880–2025
In 1980, 5 boys born in the United States were named Babe, the 6,337th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1915, when 19 were.
GirlsBoys
728
babies named Babe since 1880
#6,337
rank in 1980
1915
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Babe
5 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Babe RuthAmerican baseball player (1895–1948)
- Babe LondonActress (1901-1980)
- Babe PrattCanadian ice hockey player, 1916–1988
- Babe SiebertCanadian ice hockey player (1904-1939)
- Barbara CushingAmerican editor and socialite (1915-1978)
Questions
- What does the name Babe mean?
- Use of the common noun babe as a (nick)name.
- Is Babe a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 728 US babies named Babe since 1880, 53% were girls and 47% boys.
- When was Babe most popular?
- 1915 in the United States, when 19 babies were named Babe, its highest rank at 1,745th.