Is Babette a boy or girl name?
Babette was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 3,282 US babies named Babette were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Babette since 1891
- 3,282
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 183 babies
Boys and girls named Babette, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 146 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 284 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 204 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 304 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 728 | 100% |
| 1960s | 5 | 1,172 | 99.6% |
| 1970s | 0 | 280 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 96 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 25 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 7 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 10 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,538 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,607 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,387 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,519 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,643 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,607 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 6 | #11,661 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 5 | #13,189 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 5 | #12,580 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,989 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,418 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,664 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,624 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,467 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,299 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,236 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,912 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,996 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,918 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,472 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,922 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,376 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,817 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,686 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,031 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,138 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,733 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,757 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,689 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,268 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,073 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,081 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,004 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 152 | #844 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 126 | #939 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 162 | #823 |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,108 | 178 | #786 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 132 | #926 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,104 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,469 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,226 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 106 | #988 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,254 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,022 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,188 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,172 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,213 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,259 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,454 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,672 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,608 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,587 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,546 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,382 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,492 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,477 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,887 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,595 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,644 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,707 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,636 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,743 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,853 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,096 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,785 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,599 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,601 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,707 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,491 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,430 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,408 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,775 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,509 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,680 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,901 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,371 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,516 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,474 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,702 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,758 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,558 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,873 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,888 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 7 | #2,921 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,898 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,997 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,974 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,787 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,137 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,851 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,350 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Babette reached #4,108 in 1961. As a girl name, it reached #786 in 1961. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Babette
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.