Babe
Pronunciation: [ b-AYB ]
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A distinctive girl name with a rare, memorable quality.
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Meaning & Origin
Babe is a girl name, recorded for 5 babies in US birth records. It is pronounced b-AYB.
Parents who love the name Babe often also consider Marda, France, Chesterine .
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Quick Facts
- Gender
- Girl
- Popularity Rank
- #71,041
- Total SSA Count
- 5
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Babe is also used as a boy name, ranked #26217.
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English origin
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Old High German origin
"peaceful ruler"
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Hebrew origin
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#71,168 in US
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Germanic origin
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About the Name Babe
Babe is a girl name .
Is Babe a boy or girl name? Babe is used as both a girl and boy name. As a girl name, it ranks #71,041 in popularity. As a boy name, it ranks #26,217. Babe is more commonly used as a boy name.
Babe is currently ranked #71,041 in popularity for girl names in the United States.
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