Name
BABY

Name BABY

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 45,248 births of Baby in the countries below, which represents an average of 319 births of children bearing the first name Baby per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 76 births.

Other languages  :  
En Français Prénom Baby   
In Italiano Nome Baby   


Information about the first name Baby

The first name Baby is listed in our categories :The first name Baby has been assigned to:
55.80% to boys
44.20% to girls
The country where the first name Baby is the most common is:
ON Ontario
This first name is on trend: Both (Unisex)
This first name has 4 letters including 2 vowels and 2 consonants

Anagrams of the first name Baby

An anagram is a word that contains the same letters of another word. Here is the list of first names which are an anagram of Baby : Abby, Baby"

Baby in Japanese *

Romajibabii
Katakanaバビー
Hiraganaばびー
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
Baby in Japanese
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Baby in sign language

Baby in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Baby

US English
Etymology src :
  • Two main origins:
  • Borrowed from Malayalam ബേബി (bēbi), a surname typically found in Kerala.
  • Borrowed from French Baby.
Etymology src :
  • From Middle English baby, babie (“baby”), a diminutive form of babe (“babe, baby”), equivalent to babe +‎ -y/-ie (“endearing and diminutive suffix”). Perhaps ultimately imitative of baby talk (compare babble).
Adjective src :
  • baby (comparative babier or babyer or baby-er, superlative babiest or babyest or baby-est)
  • (of vegetables, etc.) Picked when small and immature (as in baby corn, baby potatoes).
  • Newest (overall, or in some group or state); most inexperienced.
  • (in the comparative or superlative) Like or pertaining to a baby, in size or youth; small, young.
Anagrams src :
  • Abby
Derived terms src :
  • Pages starting with “baby”.
Pronunciation src :
  • (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: bā'bē, IPA(key): /ˈbeɪbi/
  • Rhymes: -eɪbi
Proper noun src :
  • Baby (plural Babys)
  • A surname.
Related terms src :
Noun (See also) src :
  • gamete, zygote, morula, blastocyst, embryo, fetus
Noun (Synonyms) src :
  • (young human being): babe, babby, babbie, infant, see also Thesaurus:baby
  • (young animal): see Thesaurus:youngling
  • (immature or infantile person): big baby
  • (term of endearment): love, see also Thesaurus:sweetheart
Proper noun (Statistics) src :
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Baby is the 36426th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 614 individuals. Baby is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (71.01%) and White (19.54%) individuals.
Middle English
Etymology src :
Alternative forms src :
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈbaːbiː/, /ˈbabiː/
Noun (Descendants) src :
  • English: baby, babby, babbie (see there for further descendants)
  • Scots: babbie
FR French
Etymology src :
  • Borrowed from English baby, from Middle English baby.
Noun src :
  • baby m (plural babys)
  • table soccer, table football
  • baby, darling, sweetheart
  • Mary Jane shoes
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ba.bi/
General
Noun src :
  • baby
  • inflection of baba:
  • genitive singular
  • nominative/accusative plural
ES Spanish
Noun src :
  • baby m (plural babys)
  • baby
Slovak
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): [ˈbabi]
Interlingua
Noun src :
  • baby
  • baby
Noun (Synonyms) src :
  • bebe
Polish
Noun src :
  • baby f
  • inflection of baba:
  • genitive singular
  • nominative/accusative/vocative plural
SE Swedish
Noun src :
  • baby c
  • a baby (very young human)
  • Synonym: (more common) bebis
Noun (Usage notes) src :
  • Uncommon outside compounds, especially in the plural. The plural "babies" mentioned in SO is likely to be seen as Swenglish in modern times.
IT Italian
Etymology src :
  • Unadapted borrowing from English baby.
Adjective src :
  • baby (invariable)
  • for use by young children
  • very young
Noun src :
  • baby m (invariable)
  • child, baby, neonate
  • a small shot of whisky
  • tripod for a film camera
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛ.bi/, (careful style) /ˈbe.bi/
  • Rhymes: -ɛbi, (careful style) -ebi
NL Dutch
Noun src :
  • baby m (plural baby's or babies, diminutive baby'tje n)
  • baby (infant)
  • Synonym: zuigeling
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈbeːbi/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧by
FI Finnish
Etymology src :
  • From English baby.
Alternative forms src :
  • beibi
Noun src :
  • baby
  • baby (term of endearment)
  • baby (very young human)
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈbei̯bi/, [ˈbe̞i̯bi]
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑby/, [ˈbɑ̝by] (rare)
Noun (Declension) src :
  • This spelling should preferably be used in nominative only as it does not fit into any standard inflection scheme.
Noun (Synonyms) src :
  • (very young human) vauva
  • (term of endearment) kulta
DK Danish
Etymology src :
  • Borrowed from English baby.
Noun (Synonyms) src :
  • spædbarn
DE German
Etymology src :
  • Mid-19th-century borrowing from English baby. The use as a term of endearment is a later borrowing from late-20th-century pop culture; it remains far commoner in pop music than in real life.
Noun src :
  • Baby n (strong, genitive Babys, plural Babys or (now proscribed) Babies, diminutive Babychen n or Babylein n)
  • baby (infant)
  • Synonyms: Säugling, Bébé
  • (music or slang) baby (term of endearment for a lover)
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈbeːbi/
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛɪ̯bi/ (rather unusual for the sense “infant”, but often in the slang sense)
Noun (Descendants) src :
  • → Lower Sorbian: baby
  • → Upper Sorbian: baby
NO Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun src :
  • baby m (definite singular babyen, indefinite plural babyar, definite plural babyane)
  • a baby
NO Norwegian Bokmål
Noun (Derived terms) src :
  • babymat
  • babyolje
Noun (Synonyms) src :
  • spedbarn
 

Popularity of the name Baby

Number of BABY births per year

Total births of Baby by country

Births with the first name Baby
Country
Boys
Girls
ONOntario
1913 - 2019
19,518
14,821
USUnited State of America
1880 - 2022
4,677
4,181
ABAlberta
1980 - 2022
577
581
GBUnited Kingdom
1996 - 2021
285
209
IEIreland
1964 - 2022
83
78
NZNew Zealand
1900 - 2022
64
52
BRBrazil
1930 - 2022
0
40
CHSwitzerland
1909 - 2021
11
21
AUAustralia
1930 - 2022
21
9
ARArgentina
1922 - 2015
11
0
CLChili
2010 - 2021
1
4
DEGermany
2000 - 2022
0
3
ITItaly
1999 - 2021
0
1

Total births of Baby by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Baby
Country
Boys
Girls
GBUnited Kingdom
2021
22
10
ONOntario
2019
13
14
ABAlberta
2022
0
16
CLChili
2021
0
1

Comments on the name Baby

Personalities with the first name Baby

There is 1 personality with the first name Baby


Baby Halder
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India
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Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Baby

There are 797 actors and actresses with the first name Baby
Baby Monika Siva
Baby Dream
Baby Silver
Baby Cakes
Baby Sinead
Baby Doll
Baby Doll
Baby Girl
Baby Gabi
Baby Bash
Baby Jayne
Baby Pozzi
Baby Zelvia
Baby Conceicao
Baby Do Brasil
Baby John Winslow
Baby Bell
Baby Quintanilla
Baby Sandy
Baby Maria De La Paz
Baby Tonia Brady
Baby Zaman
Baby Leroy
Baby Saroja
Baby Alice Raetz
Baby Wilson
Baby Yanez
Baby Ruth Kimbrough
Baby Peggy
Baby Terry

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Baby
The full list of actors and actresses with the first name Baby

Rankings of first name BABY by country

Country ranking (boys)
RankCountryYear
#717ON Ontario2019
#1228GB United Kingdom2021
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
#234AB Alberta2022
#745ON Ontario2019
#2610GB United Kingdom2021
#6229CL Chili2021