Is Bebe a boy or girl name?

Bebe is a girl’s name. Of the 1,579 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Bebe

Recorded 1904–2024 · United States

Bebe was most popular in 1932, when 61 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,644 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,579 people named Bebe.

Bebe over time

Births per year. The dot marks Bebe’s peak in 1932. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Bebe a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Bebe is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,579 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% 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 Bebe

Where Bebe 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