Girls' name · since 1979
Babygirl
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 2,069 babies named Babygirl, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,606 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,947 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,069
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Babygirl currently ranks #6947 among girls' names in America, with 2,069 babies recorded since 1979.
Babygirl has 2,069 recorded births among girls since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6947 as of the latest data, more common than 60% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #4,606 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,947 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,069 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Babygirl ranks #4,606 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,947 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,069 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,606 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,947 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,069
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Babygirl's 2,069 recorded births place it above 93.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Babygirl compares
2,069 Top 22% higher than 78% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Babygirl's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Babygirl | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,069 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 107 | 21 | 19,840 |
Babygirl's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Babygirl splits its recorded history at 2003: 33% of all births land in the more recent half, 67% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 107 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Babygirl popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 107
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Babygirl popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1990 (Babygirl as boys' name)
Babygirl by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (830 births, 40% of the file).
1990s was Babygirl's strongest decade.
830 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Babygirl births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 254
1980s
254 births
- 1990s
1990s
830 births
- 2000s
2000s
598 births
- 2010s 174
2010s
174 births
- 2020s 208
2020s
208 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 830 births (40% of all-time use).
How Babygirl compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Babygirl's total volume
Babygirl by state
Where Babygirl concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 353 | 17.1% |
| #2 | California | | 121 | 5.8% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 94 | 4.5% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 78 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 72 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 69 | 3.3% |
| #7 | District of Columbia | | 58 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Washington | | 51 | 2.5% |
353 of 2,069 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Babygirl appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Babygirl's data
- Babygirl's decade-level peak was the 1990s (830 total births); usage has since declined to 208 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Babygirls (353 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Babygirl: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1979–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Babygirl 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 August 2026.