Meaning"Father of the Car" | Formal: "Honorable Leader of Transportation"
OriginAfrican / Yoruba / Swahili
GenderMale
Syllables3
NumerologyLife Path 1
US Rank (today)#9228
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Origin & history of Babacar
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African / Yoruba / Swahili roots
Babacar comes from the African / Yoruba / Swahili tradition, meaning "Father of the Car" | Formal: "Honorable Leader of Transportation".
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How popular is Babacar?
2005peak year
Today, Babacar is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #9228), with only about 8 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2005, 14 babies were given the name (ranked #5596 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Babacar's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 219 babies have been registered as Babacar since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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