# Bebe (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/bebe/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Bébé |
| US babies named this | 1,579 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 1,579 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 230, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

In most cases, the name is a diminutive of Beatrice.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 6 | 15,422 |
| 2007 | 12 | 9,638 |
| 2008 | 9 | 11,742 |
| 2009 | 7 | 13,920 |
| 2010 | 7 | 13,681 |
| 2012 | 9 | 11,408 |
| 2013 | 6 | 14,901 |
| 2014 | 10 | 10,256 |
| 2015 | 10 | 10,261 |
| 2016 | 7 | 13,106 |
| 2018 | 8 | 11,574 |
| 2020 | 8 | 11,253 |
| 2021 | 7 | 12,415 |
| 2022 | 5 | 15,677 |
| 2024 | 6 | 13,735 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7 | 3,185 |
| 2012 | 14 | 1,991 |
| 2013 | 10 | 2,460 |
| 2014 | 10 | 2,464 |
| 2015 | 11 | 2,328 |
| 2016 | 8 | 2,966 |
| 2017 | 10 | 2,502 |
| 2018 | 9 | 2,674 |
| 2019 | 11 | 2,286 |
| 2020 | 7 | 3,117 |
| 2021 | 5 | 3,961 |
| 2022 | 14 | 1,948 |
| 2023 | 5 | 4,056 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3,318 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3,333 |

## People named Bebe

- Bebe Rexha, American singer
- Bebe Neuwirth, American actress
- Bebe Daniels, American entertainer (1901–1971)
- Bebe Wood, American actress
- Bebe Nanaki, elder sister of Guru Nanak
- BeBe Winans, American gospel and R&B singer
- Bebe Moore Campbell, American novelist, journalist, teacher (1950–2006)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.