Babe
The Story of Babe
As a girl name
Babe first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1890, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1915, when 19 Babes were born — ranking #1,738 that year. As of 2026, Babe ranks #5,295 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 383 Babes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Babe first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1880, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1929, when 16 Babes were born — ranking #1,933 that year. As of 2026, Babe ranks #6,250 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 345 Babes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Babe
Babe is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1890 and has accumulated 383 births in the dataset. Babe's peak popularity came in 1915 when it ranked #1,738. Use the chart and map above to compare Babe's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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