Girls' name · since 1959

Babby

Babby has 34 recorded births since 1959 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1960 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

34
total births
1959–1962
years on record
1960s
peak decade
85%
born in that decade

Babby sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 34 recorded since 1959.

Babby has 34 recorded births among girls since 1959, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 1962.

  • 34 total births
  • 1959–1962 years on record
  • 1960s peak decade
  • 85% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

34 girls have been named Babby since 1959, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1962.

34
total births
1959–1962
years on record
1960s
peak decade
85%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

85% of everyone ever named Babby was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

15 babies were named Babby in 1960 - its busiest year on record.

Babby's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Babby splits its recorded history at 1961: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1959 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1960 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Babby at a glance

Last recorded 1962

Total births

34

Since 1959

4 years of records

Peak year

1960

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1962

Active since

1959

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 1962

Babby popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1962

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1960)
15
Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
05101520 1959196019611962 5

Babby by decade

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

1960s was Babby's strongest decade.

29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 85% of all-time use.

Babby births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 29 births (85% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Babby?
34 babies have been named Babby since 1959. It was last recorded in 1962. The peak year was 1960 with 15 births.
When was Babby most popular?
Babby was most popular in the 1960s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Babby been used?
Records for Babby go back to 1959, giving 4 years of history through 1962.
What names are similar to Babby?
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, 1959–1962 (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. "Babby: Baby Name Since 1959 - 34 Births, Peak 1960." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/babby. 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 Babby 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.