Fun Facts About the Name Bebe
- More than 1 thousand babies named Bebe: U.S. records list 1,573 babies given the name Bebe from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Bebe Mean?
Bebe is usually a girl's name meaning "baby," from the French nursery word bébé; Spanish has the same word as bebé. English baby belongs to the same family, and French bébé is generally thought to come from English baby, with Spanish bebé following French. The English name drops the accent and is commonly pronounced BEE-bee.
Bebe is also used in English as a short form of Beatrice and other names beginning with B. This nickname use is separate from the "baby" etymology and does not give the name a different literal meaning.
Bebe Name History & Origins
The word behind Bebe is a modern European nursery term rather than an ancient personal name. English baby goes back to Middle English babi, a diminutive of babe. French bébé is generally derived from English baby, and Spanish bebé is generally derived from French. The English name Bebe is a later, accent-free use of this vocabulary.
In English, Bebe has served mainly as a pet or professional name. The actress Bebe Daniels (1901 - 1971) was born Phyllis Virginia Daniels and used Bebe professionally. The actress Bebe Neuwirth (born 1958) was born Beatrice, with Bebe as a familiar short form. French uses bébé as a common noun and term of endearment rather than as a traditional given name.
How Popular is the Name Bebe?
Bebe recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1932. Its best rank was #900 in 1932.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #13,683 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #12,404 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #11,247 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #11,568 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #13,101 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #10,257 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #10,254 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #14,898 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #11,407 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #13,679 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #13,918 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #11,741 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #9,637 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2006 | #15,422 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #8,979 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #14,439 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #7,643 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2001 | #15,686 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #10,872 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #14,700 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #11,999 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #8,249 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1972 | #6,624 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1967 | #4,065 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1966 | #5,304 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #5,857 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #5,932 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #4,890 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1961 | #4,029 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1960 | #2,996 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1959 | #3,110 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1958 | #2,455 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1957 | #2,032 | 29 | 0.0014% |
| 1956 | #2,155 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 1955 | #2,226 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1954 | #2,304 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1953 | #2,368 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1952 | #2,415 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1951 | #2,583 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1950 | #2,350 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1949 | #3,199 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1948 | #2,421 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1947 | #2,287 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1946 | #1,864 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 1945 | #2,156 | 16 | 0.0012% |
| 1944 | #2,961 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1943 | #1,953 | 20 | 0.0014% |
| 1942 | #2,423 | 14 | 0.0010% |
| 1941 | #1,888 | 19 | 0.0016% |
| 1940 | #1,901 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1939 | #1,742 | 20 | 0.0018% |
| 1938 | #1,814 | 19 | 0.0017% |
| 1937 | #1,922 | 17 | 0.0016% |
| 1936 | #1,558 | 23 | 0.0022% |
| 1935 | #1,725 | 20 | 0.0019% |
| 1934 | #1,412 | 27 | 0.0026% |
| 1933 | #1,201 | 35 | 0.0035% |
| 1932 | #900 | 61 | 0.0057% |
| 1931 | #1,022 | 47 | 0.0044% |
| 1930 | #1,042 | 50 | 0.0044% |
| 1929 | #1,043 | 49 | 0.0044% |
| 1928 | #1,180 | 42 | 0.0036% |
| 1927 | #1,238 | 40 | 0.0034% |
| 1926 | #1,115 | 46 | 0.0039% |
| 1925 | #1,121 | 47 | 0.0039% |
| 1924 | #1,061 | 54 | 0.0043% |
| 1923 | #976 | 58 | 0.0048% |
| 1922 | #1,128 | 46 | 0.0038% |
| 1921 | #1,627 | 27 | 0.0022% |
| 1920 | #1,209 | 40 | 0.0033% |
| 1919 | #2,523 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1918 | #2,389 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1917 | #1,717 | 21 | 0.0019% |
| 1916 | #2,266 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1915 | #1,889 | 17 | 0.0017% |
| 1914 | #2,659 | 8 | 0.0011% |
| 1913 | #1,365 | 18 | 0.0029% |
| 1912 | #2,664 | 6 | 0.0011% |
| 1911 | #1,462 | 11 | 0.0026% |
| 1910 | #1,343 | 12 | 0.0030% |
| 1909 | #1,376 | 10 | 0.0029% |
| 1908 | #1,140 | 13 | 0.0039% |
| 1907 | #1,400 | 9 | 0.0028% |
| 1905 | #1,724 | 6 | 0.0021% |
| 1904 | #1,378 | 8 | 0.0029% |
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 Bebe Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You can go to great heights and equally great depths. You are emotional and fixed in your opinions. You are hospitable, sentimental, often psychic, sometimes moody. You are ruled by love and the lack of it and feel a need to be encouraged and appreciated. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
You are seeking freedom, opportunities to enjoy life: to make love, to go places and to do things. You are very adventurous and willing to take risk to achieve your objectives. New ways and new experiences can't satisfy your restless nature. One adventure leads you to another. You are honest and fair, because you know that this is the only way to receive justice and honesty from other people. But your personal growth is vital for you, and it is difficult to be tied down by rules and obligations. Your restless spirit might best controlled by choosing the field of work that meet your demand for action and adventure.
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