Babe
- Last seen for girls in 1947 at #5,295
- Last seen for boys in 1980 at #6,250
- Given to girls 52.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1905 · 9 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 383since 1890
Babe over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1980 | — | #6,250 | 5 | |
| 1979 | — | — | ||
| 1978 | — | #5,772 | 5 | |
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| 1971 | — | #4,907 | 5 | |
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| 1959 | — | #3,988 | 5 | |
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| 1957 | — | #3,552 | 6 | |
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| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | #2,862 | 8 |
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| 1943 | — | #3,231 | 6 | |
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| 1938 | #4,342 | 5 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1937 | #3,800 | 6 | #3,518 | 5 |
| 1936 | #3,701 | 6 | #2,301 | 10 |
| 1935 | #3,742 | 6 | #2,529 | 9 |
| 1934 | — | #2,973 | 7 | |
| 1933 | #3,406 | 7 | #2,214 | 11 |
| 1932 | #3,568 | 7 | #2,849 | 8 |
| 1931 | #2,581 | 11 | #3,763 | 5 |
| 1930 | #2,845 | 10 | #2,079 | 14 |
| 1929 | #2,191 | 15 | #1,933 | 16 |
| 1928 | #2,284 | 15 | #2,522 | 11 |
| 1927 | #2,026 | 19 | #2,193 | 14 |
| 1926 | — | #2,186 | 14 | |
| 1925 | #2,939 | 11 | #2,755 | 10 |
| 1924 | #2,514 | 14 | #2,641 | 11 |
| 1923 | #2,732 | 12 | — | |
| 1922 | #2,291 | 16 | #2,801 | 10 |
| 1921 | #2,282 | 16 | #2,502 | 12 |
| 1920 | #2,357 | 15 | #2,602 | 11 |
| 1919 | #3,452 | 8 | #2,877 | 9 |
| 1918 | #2,674 | 12 | #3,096 | 8 |
| 1917 | #1,996 | 17 | #2,956 | 8 |
| 1916 | #2,658 | 11 | #3,177 | 7 |
| 1915 | #1,738 | 19 | #2,829 | 8 |
| 1914 | #2,638 | 8 | #2,915 | 6 |
| 1913 | #1,766 | 12 | #1,676 | 11 |
| 1912 | #2,360 | 7 | #1,746 | 9 |
| 1911 | #1,372 | 12 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,634 | 9 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,369 | 10 | #1,440 | 5 |
| 1908 | #1,547 | 8 | — | |
| 1907 | — | #1,200 | 6 | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | #1,298 | 9 | #1,002 | 7 |
| 1904 | #1,877 | 5 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,792 | 5 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,594 | 6 | — | |
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| 1900 | #1,319 | 9 | #1,162 | 6 |
| 1899 | — | #928 | 6 | |
| 1898 | #1,700 | 5 | — | |
| 1897 | — | #1,057 | 5 | |
| 1896 | — | #1,101 | 5 | |
| 1895 | — | #1,079 | 5 | |
| 1894 | #1,485 | 5 | — | |
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| 1891 | #1,332 | 5 | — | |
| 1890 | #1,338 | 5 | — | |
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| 1882 | — | #943 | 5 | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | #909 | 5 | |
First appearance
1890
The first year at least five girls were named Babe! It came in at #1,338, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1890–1899, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Babe is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Babe in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Babe
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1947
Rise & fade · girls
15 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1890
- Peaked 1905 at #1,298 (9 births)
- Births halved by 1906, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 32,402
- Highest: 1 in 32,402 girls born in 1905 were named Babe (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 354,553 girls born in 1947 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 34.7% of all girls named Babe (133) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1938
- Mostly girls until 1937, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 20 | #1,332 (1891) | #1,464 |
| 1900s | 52 | #1,298 (1905) | #1,542 |
| 1910s | 115 | #1,372 (1911) | #2,229 |
| 1920s | 133 | #2,026 (1927) | #2,402 |
| 1930s | 58 | #2,581 (1931) | #3,498 |
| 1940s | 5 | #5,295 (1947) | #5,295 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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