Recorded 1931–1969 Girls' name Peak 1963 126 births

Babbette — girls' name

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.

1930s61950s291960s91
1960s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Babbette was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

18 babies were named Babbette in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Babbette

The Social Security Administration has registered 126 babies named Babbette between 1931 and 1969, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Babbette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1969. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Babbette performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Babbette shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Babbette in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 126 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Babbette at a glance

Last recorded 1969

Total births

126

Since 1931

39 years of records

Peak year

1963

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1969

Active since

1931

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1969

Babbette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1931

Last recorded 1969
Peak year (1963)
18
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
05101520 19691967196519631961195919541931 6

Babbette by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
91 births that decade — 72% of Babbette's all-time total
1930s61950s291960s91

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Babbette?
126 babies have been named Babbette since 1931. It was last recorded in 1969. The peak year was 1963 with 18 births.
When was Babbette most popular?
Babbette was most popular in the 1960s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
How long has the name Babbette been used?
Babbette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1931, spanning 39 years of data through 1969.
What names are similar to Babbette?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Baby, Babette, Babygirl, Babara, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1931–1969 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.