How Many People Are Named Baba?
An estimated 45 people in the United States have the first name Baba. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Baba peaked in popularity in 2017 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Baba as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Baba paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Baba is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
45
About 1 in 7,616,763 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2017
7 births
Total Registered
45
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Baba
Baba is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 45 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Baba as a male name
Ranked #12,568 in 2022
5 male births in 2022
Peak: 2017 (7 births)
Baba: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Baba span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 18 babies were registered. While Baba is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Baba by Decade
How has Baba tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Baba + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Baba as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Baba
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Baba: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Baba?
We estimate approximately 45 people named Baba are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 7,616,763 Americans share this first name.
Is Baba a common name?
Baba is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 52.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 45 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Baba most popular?
Baba reached peak popularity in 2017, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Baba is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Baba a male name?
Baba is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Baba Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Baba Smith, Baba Johnson, Baba Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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