How Many People Are Named Babe?
An estimated 64 people in the United States have the first name Babe. It is used for both genders, with 52.6% female. The average bearer is 80 years old, and Babe peaked in popularity in 1927 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Babe 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 Babe paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 80, Babe is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1956.
- Babe is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
64
About 1 in 5,355,537 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
52.6% confidence
Average Age
80
years old
Peak Year
1927
33 births
Total Registered
728
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Babe
Babe is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (47.4%) and females (52.6%). Out of 728 total births registered, 345 were male and 383 were female.
Babe as a male name
Ranked #6,337 in 1980
5 male births in 1980
Peak: 1929 (16 births)
Babe as a female name
Ranked #5,360 in 1947
5 female births in 1947
Peak: 1915 (19 births)
Babe: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Babe span from the 1880s to the 1980s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 242 babies were registered. Babe has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Babe by Decade
How has Babe 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.
Babe by State
Babe + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Babe as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Babe
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Babe: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Babe?
We estimate approximately 64 people named Babe 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 5,355,537 Americans share this first name.
Is Babe a common name?
Babe is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 58% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 728 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Babe most popular?
Babe reached peak popularity in 1927, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Babe is approximately 80 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Babe a female name?
Babe is predominantly female. 52.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Babe Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Babe Smith, Babe Johnson, Babe 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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