Babette
Babette was the 15293rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1961, when it ranked 786th with 178 babies. More babies were named Babette in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #15,293 girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1961178 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,287babies recorded
Babette popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 1961.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,293 | 5 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | #13,188 | 5 |
| 1980 | #4,996 | 14 |
| 1970 | #1,757 | 51 |
| 1960 | #926 | 132 |
| 1950 | #1,259 | 53 |
| 1940 | #1,595 | 24 |
| 1930 | #1,707 | 22 |
| 1920 | #1,474 | 30 |
| 1910 | #1,787 | 8 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Babette, counting every spelling?
Babette has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Babette?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Babette (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Babette born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Babette.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Babette?
About 2,200 people born in the US named Babette are alive today, with a median age of 64; half are between 59 and 70. That makes Babette a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Babette by state
How common Babette was among girls born in each state in 1959–1963, around its peak. In 34 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Babette: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Babette, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Babette
How popular is the name Babette?
Babette was the 15293rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1961, when it ranked 786th with 178 babies. More babies were named Babette in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Babette a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Babette in the US.
Where was Babette most popular?
In 1959–1963, Babette was most common in New York (0.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Missouri.