NameTides

Babe

Babe peaked in the US in 1905 at #1,298, and is too rare now to appear in the latest official lists.

Babe as a girl’s name

  • US
Babe as a girl’s name, USBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020
Babe as a girl’s name, USBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.051880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUS
1947#5,295 (5)
1938#4,342 (5)
1937#3,800 (6)
1936#3,701 (6)
1935#3,742 (6)
1933#3,406 (7)
1932#3,568 (7)
1931#2,581 (11)
1930#2,845 (10)
1929#2,191 (15)
1928#2,284 (15)
1927#2,026 (19)
1925#2,939 (11)
1924#2,514 (14)
1923#2,732 (12)

Babe as a boy’s name

  • US
Babe as a boy’s name, USBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020
Babe as a boy’s name, USBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUS
1980#6,250 (5)
1978#5,772 (5)
1971#4,907 (5)
1959#3,988 (5)
1957#3,552 (6)
1947#2,862 (8)
1943#3,231 (6)
1938#3,175 (6)
1937#3,518 (5)
1936#2,301 (10)
1935#2,529 (9)
1934#2,973 (7)
1933#2,214 (11)
1932#2,849 (8)
1931#3,763 (5)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1905 at #1,298.
  • First recorded in the US in 1890.
  • In 1947, 39% of US babies named Babe were girls.