Babette
#14,942 for girls in 2025, 5 births · Last seen for boys in 1961 at #4,065
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1961 · 178 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 3,282since 1891
Babette over time
Rank among girls' names. Babette has never cracked the top 700 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #14,942 | 5 | — | |
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | #15,194 | 5 | — | |
| 2022 | — | — | ||
| 2021 | #15,251 | 5 | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | — | — | ||
| 2018 | — | — | ||
| 2017 | — | — | ||
| 2016 | — | — | ||
| 2015 | — | — | ||
| 2014 | — | — | ||
| 2013 | #13,150 | 7 | — | |
| 2012 | — | — | ||
| 2011 | — | — | ||
| 2010 | — | — | ||
| 2009 | — | — | ||
| 2008 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | — | — | ||
| 2006 | #17,168 | 5 | — | |
| 2005 | — | — | ||
| 2004 | — | — | ||
| 2003 | — | — | ||
| 2002 | — | — | ||
| 2001 | — | — | ||
| 2000 | — | — | ||
| 1999 | — | — | ||
| 1998 | — | — | ||
| 1997 | — | — | ||
| 1996 | — | — | ||
| 1995 | #10,514 | 7 | — | |
| 1994 | — | — | ||
| 1993 | — | — | ||
| 1992 | #10,479 | 7 | — | |
| 1991 | #11,509 | 6 | — | |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | — | |
| 1989 | #12,362 | 5 | — | |
| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 | — | |
| 1987 | #7,353 | 9 | — | |
| 1986 | #9,545 | 6 | — | |
| 1985 | #7,563 | 8 | — | |
| 1984 | #7,398 | 8 | — | |
| 1983 | #4,286 | 17 | — | |
| 1982 | #5,209 | 13 | — | |
| 1981 | #5,885 | 11 | — | |
| 1980 | #4,978 | 14 | — | |
| 1979 | #3,903 | 19 | — | |
| 1978 | #4,459 | 15 | — | |
| 1977 | #3,911 | 18 | — | |
| 1976 | #4,363 | 14 | — | |
| 1975 | #2,811 | 26 | — | |
| 1974 | #2,683 | 27 | — | |
| 1973 | #3,015 | 22 | — | |
| 1972 | #2,135 | 36 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,730 | 52 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,755 | 51 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,685 | 51 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,267 | 75 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,071 | 94 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,081 | 94 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,004 | 108 | — | |
| 1964 | #847 | 151 | — | |
| 1963 | #938 | 127 | — | |
| 1962 | #823 | 162 | — | |
| 1961 | #785 | 178 | #4,065 | 5 |
| 1960 | #926 | 132 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,104 | 94 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,469 | 53 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,226 | 74 | — | |
| 1956 | #988 | 106 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,253 | 65 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,020 | 92 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,188 | 66 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,171 | 66 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,213 | 59 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,259 | 53 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,452 | 40 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,669 | 31 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,602 | 35 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,583 | 31 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,543 | 28 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,381 | 34 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,492 | 31 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,471 | 31 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,882 | 19 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,591 | 24 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,638 | 22 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,703 | 21 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,630 | 22 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,741 | 19 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,845 | 18 | — | |
| 1934 | #2,087 | 15 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,773 | 19 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,597 | 23 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,594 | 23 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,703 | 22 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,487 | 27 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,425 | 30 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,404 | 33 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,772 | 23 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,504 | 30 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,679 | 26 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,895 | 21 | — | |
| 1922 | #1,366 | 34 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,514 | 30 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,470 | 30 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,698 | 23 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,754 | 22 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,552 | 24 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,867 | 18 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,883 | 17 | — | |
| 1914 | #2,876 | 7 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,883 | 11 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,981 | 9 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,956 | 7 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,773 | 8 | — | |
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | #2,101 | 5 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,821 | 6 | — | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
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| 1898 | — | — | ||
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| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | #1,332 | 5 | — | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Babette! It came in at #1,332, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1891–1906, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Babette is popular in 1956
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Illinois#522 · 1 in 6,994
- New Jersey#608 · 1 in 11,022
- Pennsylvania#663 · 1 in 12,865
- Ohio#712 · 1 in 13,421
- Michigan#712 · 1 in 13,427
Best ever in a state: #415 in New York, 1927.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | #522 | 15 | 1 in 6,994 |
| New Jersey | #608 | 5 | 1 in 11,022 |
| Pennsylvania | #663 | 9 | 1 in 12,865 |
| Michigan | #712 | 7 | 1 in 13,427 |
| Ohio | #712 | 8 | 1 in 13,421 |
| New York | #799 | 11 | 1 in 14,977 |
| California | #1,040 | 8 | 1 in 19,553 |
| Texas | #1,255 | 5 | 1 in 22,965 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
| Georgia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
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| Indiana | — | — | — |
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| Maine | — | — | — |
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| Mississippi | — | — | — |
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| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Carolina | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oklahoma | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Babette
- Biggest jump: 265 spots in 1956 (#1,253 → #988)
- Biggest drop: 238 spots in 1957 (#988 → #1,226)
- Debuted 1891
- Peaked 1961 at #785 (178 births)
- Births halved by 1968, 7 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 6 yrs · run 1960–1964
- Highest: 1 in 11,340 girls born in 1961 were named Babette (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 321,453 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 35.7% of all girls named Babette (1,172) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | #1,332 (1891) | #1,332 |
| 1900s | 11 | #1,821 (1907) | #1,961 |
| 1910s | 146 | #1,552 (1917) | #1,922 |
| 1920s | 284 | #1,366 (1922) | #1,552 |
| 1930s | 204 | #1,594 (1931) | #1,731 |
| 1940s | 304 | #1,381 (1944) | #1,567 |
| 1950s | 728 | #988 (1956) | #1,189 |
| 1960s | 1,172 | #785 (1961) | #1,043 |
| 1970s | 280 | #1,730 (1971) | #3,077 |
| 1980s | 96 | #4,286 (1983) | #7,638 |
| 1990s | 25 | #10,479 (1992) | #11,365 |
| 2000s | 5 | #17,168 (2006) | #17,168 |
| 2010s | 7 | #13,150 (2013) | #13,150 |
| 2020s | 15 | #14,942 (2025) | #15,129 |
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.
Babette in 1956
Top girls' names in 1956
More about 1956
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2,007,703 girls got a published name in 1956; 1 in 18,941 of them was named Babette, which outranked 85.7% of the 6,891 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #977Maritza107
- #977Merle107
- #977Merrie107
- #988Babette106
- #988Beryl106
- #988Bobby106
- #988Elida106
- #999Adrianne105
- #999Debroah105
- #999Sheron105
Tied with 10 names at #988; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.