Unisex — 49% girls#1,354 of boy names
Baby
Pronounced B EY1 B IY0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1994
- 106 years in use
How popular is Baby?
Baby is a name given to both boys and girls, and first appears in 1919. It has been given to 12,403 children — the 1,354th most common boys' name on record.
It is still recorded, but barely: 277 births across the past decade, against a peak of 373 in a single year. That peak was in 1994.
Roughly 49% of children named Baby are girls, so the split is a real one rather than a rounding error.
Characteristics
- Alliterative
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- B EY1 B IY0
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Baby
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Baby
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Baby?
- Baby ranks 1,354th among boys' names in US records, with 12,403 births since 1919. Over the past decade it accounts for 277.
- Is Baby a unisex name?
- Yes. About 49% of children given the name are girls, which is a genuine split rather than a rounding error.
- When was Baby most popular?
- 1994, when 373 children were given the name. It has been in use for 106 years and is still recorded as of 2024.