Babe vs Baby
Side-by-side comparison of Babe and Baby — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.
Which name is more popular? Metric Babe Baby Current Rank Unranked #11012 Total Births (all years) 383 6,325 Peak Year 1915 1994 Peak Year Births 19 373 Peak Decade 1920ss 1990ss Gender Girl Boy First Recorded Year 1890 1919
Births by Decade Decade Babe Baby 1890ss 20 — 1900ss 52 — 1910ss 115 5 1920ss 133 101 1930ss 58 77 1940ss 5 22 1950ss — 25 1970ss — 215 1980ss — 1,042 1990ss — 2,952 2000ss — 1,521 2010ss — 227 2020ss — 138
Recent Annual Births (2014–present) Year Babe Baby 2014 — 13 2015 — 13 2016 — 18 2017 — 32 2018 — 37 2019 — 39 2020 — 28 2021 — 34 2022 — 43 2023 — 27 2024 — 6