Fun Facts About the Name Babetta
- 98 babies named Babetta: U.S. records list 98 babies given the name Babetta from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Babetta Mean?
Babetta is a feminine given name usually explained as "God is my oath." It belongs to the Elizabeth family of names and is a variant of Babette (French) or Babeta (Czech and Slovak), a diminutive of Élisabeth/Alžběta, the French and Czech forms of Elizabeth. The ultimate source is Hebrew Elisheva (אֱלִישֶׁבַע), commonly understood as "my God is an oath" or "God is my oath." Its first element is El (אֵל), "God"; the second element is connected with an oath or swearing. The name reached European languages through Greek Ἐλισάβετ and Latin Elisabeth. Babetta ends in the feminine -a common in Italian, Hungarian, Czech, and Slovak, and the related Czech form is Babeta. A separate explanation treats the related French or German short form Babette as a diminutive of Barbara, which would mean "foreign woman," but that explanation is usually attached to Babette in German use, not to Babetta.
Babetta Name History & Origins
The name belongs to the Elizabeth family. In the Hebrew Bible, Elisheva is the wife of Aaron (Exodus 6:23). In the New Testament, Elisabet is the mother of John the Baptist (Luke 1), and from Latin Elisabeth the name spread through Christian Europe. French formed the short name Babet and the diminutive Babette with the suffix -ette. The variant Babetta with a final -a appears in Italian, where it can be a pet form of Elisabetta, and in Hungarian and Czech/Slovak, where it is an affectionate diminutive of Erzsébet and Alžběta, both forms of Elizabeth. In English, the traditional forms of Elizabeth include Elizabeth, Betty, and Bess; Babetta is a continental European form. The related French name Babette is known from Karen Blixen's story "Babette's Feast," but that literary use belongs to Babette and is not the source of Babetta.
How Popular is the Name Babetta?
Babetta has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1949. Its best rank was #3,530 in 1940.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | #8,242 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1974 | #6,960 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1972 | #6,620 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #8,086 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #6,312 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1954 | #5,803 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #3,825 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1951 | #4,409 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1950 | #4,774 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1949 | #3,635 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1948 | #5,296 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1946 | #3,686 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1944 | #4,090 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1941 | #4,460 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1940 | #3,530 | 7 | 0.0006% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Babetta Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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You find the best contentment in life when you own your own home and provide well for your family and loved ones. You have a great sense of responsibility and duty. You are comforting, appreciative and affectionate. Your obligation in life is to hold justice and truth, and if you follow the Law, you can find the great happiness and satisfaction.
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