How Many People Are Named Bebe?
An estimated 504 people in the United States have the first name Bebe. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Bebe peaked in popularity in 1932 with 61 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bebe 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 Bebe paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
504
About 1 in 680,068 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1932
61 births
Total Registered
1,573
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bebe
Bebe is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,573 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Bebe as a female name
Ranked #13,683 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1932 (61 births)
Bebe: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bebe span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 449 babies were registered. Bebe has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bebe by Decade
How has Bebe 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.
Bebe by State
Birth registrations for Bebe span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, New York, California. The lowest are in Alabama, Pennsylvania, Georgia. On average, about 34 Bebes were registered per state.
Bebe + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bebe as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bebe
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bebe: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bebe?
We estimate approximately 504 people named Bebe 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 680,068 Americans share this first name.
Is Bebe a common name?
Bebe is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,573 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bebe most popular?
Bebe reached peak popularity in 1932, when 61 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bebe is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bebe a female name?
Bebe is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bebe Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bebe Smith, Bebe Johnson, Bebe 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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