Recorded 1956–1962 Girls' name Peak 1960 88 births

Babbie — girls' name

88 babies named Babbie in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s421960s46
1960s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Babbie was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

20 babies were named Babbie in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Babbie

The Social Security Administration has registered 88 babies named Babbie between 1956 and 1962, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Babbie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Babbie performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Babbie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Babbie 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 88 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.

Babbie at a glance

Last recorded 1962

Total births

88

Since 1956

7 years of records

Peak year

1960

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1962

Active since

1956

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1962

Babbie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1956

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1960)
20
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
0510152025 1962196119601959195819571956 10

Babbie by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
46 births that decade — 52% of Babbie's all-time total
1950s421960s46

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Babbie?
88 babies have been named Babbie since 1956. It was last recorded in 1962. The peak year was 1960 with 20 births.
When was Babbie most popular?
Babbie was most popular in the 1960s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Babbie been used?
Babbie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 7 years of data through 1962.
What names are similar to Babbie?
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, 1956–1962 (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.