Bebe comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Toy; delight; lady of the house; life.
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How popular is Bebe?
1932peak year
Today, Bebe is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #12043), with only about 8 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1932, 61 babies were given the name (ranked #900 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1920s. Bebe has been declining in recent years. In all, around 1,573 babies have been registered as Bebe since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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