Girls' name · since 1931
Babbette
126 babies named Babbette in U.S. Social Security records since 1931, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,560 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 126
- born since 1931
- 1960s
- peak decade
Babbette is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 126 have been recorded since 1931.
Social Security Administration records show Babbette recorded 126 times among girls since 1931, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1931 to 1969.
- #24,560 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 126 born since 1931
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Babbette ranks #24,560 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 126 born since 1931, peaking in the 1960s.
- #24,560 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 126
- born since 1931
- 1960s
- peak decade
Babbette's 126 recorded births place it above 65.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Babbette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Babbette's SSA record in two at 1962 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1963 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Babbette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1969
- Peak year (1963)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Babbette by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (91 births, 72% of the file).
1960s was Babbette's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Babbette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1950s 29
1950s
29 births
- 1960s
1960s
91 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 91 births (72% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Babbette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~38 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1931–1969 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Babbette draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.