Babygirl — #11337 US girls' name
2,016 babies named Babygirl in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 36% of names given to girls today.
41% of everyone ever named Babygirl was born in this single decade.
107 babies were named Babygirl in 1991 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Babygirl
The Social Security Administration has registered 2,016 babies named Babygirl between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Babygirl currently holds the #11337 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 107 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Babygirl performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 830 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Babygirl shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 352 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Babygirl in 21 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Babygirl 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 2,016 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.
Babygirl at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Babygirl popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979
- Peak year (1991)
- 107
- Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
Currently ranks #11337 among girls.
2,016 total births across 46 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1991 with 107 births in a single year.
Babygirl popularity over time — boys
6 total births recorded since 1990 (Babygirl as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Babygirl accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Babygirl by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 830 births that decade — 41% of Babygirl's all-time total
Babygirl decade highlights
- Peak decade 830 births
- Runner-up 598 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Babygirl's strongest decade
830 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 41% of all-time use.
Babygirl by state
Where Babygirl concentrates geographically — total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 352 | 17.5% |
| #2 | California | | 121 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 94 | 4.7% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 78 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 72 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 69 | 3.4% |
| #7 | District of Columbia | | 58 | 2.9% |
| #8 | New York | | 48 | 2.4% |
352 of 2,016 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 17.5% of nationwide
- California 6.0% of nationwide
- Ohio 4.7% of nationwide
- New Jersey 3.9% of nationwide
- Virginia 3.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 21 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 17.5% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Babygirl appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Babygirl? ▼
When was Babygirl most popular? ▼
Where is Babygirl most popular? ▼
How long has the name Babygirl been used? ▼
What names are similar to Babygirl? ▼
Keep exploring Babygirl
Nearby Names Like Babygirl
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Babygirl
Compare Babygirl side by side: Babygirl vs Baby Babygirl vs Babette Babygirl vs Babara
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Babygirl
Baby Name Guides
Learn more about naming trends and how to use data to choose a name
Explore more names
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, 1979–2024 (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.