Baby
Meaning
the English word for infant, used directly as a given name
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Baby peaked in the 1990s and the 2000s in nearly equal measure.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
129 people · the #34,464 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 38
Among people named Baby living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Baby
Most people given the name Baby in the United States were born between 1990 and 2009. The Baby you meet today is most often in their 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Baby deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Baby truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Baby fits with your family’s names and surname.
Where Baby travels
Filipino American · Used as a lifelong legal first name in Filipino families, one of the Philippines' most distinctive naming customs.
Keep exploring
Filipino American baby names · Short names · Gender-neutral names
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