How Many People Are Named Babette?
An estimated 2,038 people in the United States have the first name Babette. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 63 years old, and Babette peaked in popularity in 1961 with 183 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Babette 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 Babette paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,038
About 1 in 168,182 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
63
years old
Peak Year
1961
183 births
Total Registered
3,282
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Babette
Babette is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,282 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Babette as a male name
Ranked #4,108 in 1961
5 male births in 1961
Peak: 1961 (5 births)
Babette as a female name
Ranked #15,538 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1961 (178 births)
Babette: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Babette span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 1,177 babies were registered. Babette has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Babette by Decade
How has Babette 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.
Babette by State
Birth registrations for Babette span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Washington, Tennessee, Oklahoma. On average, about 72 Babettes were registered per state.
Babette + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Babette as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Babette
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Babette: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Babette?
We estimate approximately 2,038 people named Babette 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 168,182 Americans share this first name.
Is Babette a common name?
Babette is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,282 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Babette most popular?
Babette reached peak popularity in 1961, when 183 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Babette is approximately 63 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Babette a female name?
Babette is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Babette Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Babette Smith, Babette Johnson, Babette 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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