Is Babette a boy or girl name?

Babette is a girl’s name. Of the 3,287 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.9% were girls and 0.1% were boys.

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Babette

Recorded 1891–2025 · United States

Babette was most popular in 1961, when 183 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,335 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,287 people named Babette.

Babette over time

Births per year. The dot marks Babette’s peak in 1961. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Babette a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Babette is a girl’s name — 99.9% of the 3,287 Americans given it were girls and 0.1% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Babette

Where Babette is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org