Girls' name · since 1956

Babbie

Babbie has 88 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1960 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

88
total births
1956–1962
years on record
1960s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade

Babbie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 88 have been recorded since 1956.

Social Security Administration records show Babbie recorded 88 times among girls since 1956, 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 1956 to 1962.

  • 88 total births
  • 1956–1962 years on record
  • 1960s peak decade
  • 52% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

88 girls have been named Babbie since 1956, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1962.

88
total births
1956–1962
years on record
1960s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
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.

Babbie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Babbie's full recorded timeline at 1959, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1957, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1960 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

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 · 1956–1962

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1960)
20
Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
0510152025 1956195719581959196019611962 8

Babbie by decade

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

1960s was Babbie's strongest decade.

46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.

Babbie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 46 births (52% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Babbie?
Babbie has been given to 88 babies in the U.S. since 1956, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1962. 20 babies were born in 1960, its single highest year.
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?
The SSA has tracked Babbie since 1956 -- 7 years through the most recent 1962 data.
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 June 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, 1956–1962 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Babbie: Baby Name Since 1956 - 88 Births, Peak 1960." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/babbie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Babbie 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 June 2026.