Bebe

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Bebe: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Bebe: Recorded since 1999, it reached #1,472 in 2010, and it stood at #3,318 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
24times a registrar ranked it
26years from first to last
#1472highest recorded position
7groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Girls

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1999–2024

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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1999	#3900
2001	#3998
2003	#2436
2004	#3725
2005	#2438
2006	#1748
2007	#2410
2008	#1914
2009	#1752
2010	#1472
2011	#3185
2012	#1991
2013	#2460
2014	#2464
2015	#2328
2016	#2966
2017	#2502
2018	#2674
2019	#2286
2020	#3117
2021	#3961
2022	#1948
2023	#4056
2024	#3318

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 24 of the 26 years from 1999 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1999–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1999
First recorded at #3900 among girls in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1999–2024
Highest recorded position: #1472 among girls in England and Wales, in 2010 (recorded 1999–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3318 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Bebe by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Bebe in England and Wales · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	3	1 of 10	3
2000s	72	8 of 10	9
2010sbusiest	110	10 of 10	11
2020s	38	5 of 10	8

Across England and Wales · Girls, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 11 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Bebe appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1999 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1472 in England and Wales in 2010.

Bebe's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#3318	7	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#4056	5	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#1948	14	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#3961	5	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#3117	7	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#2286	11	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#2674	9	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#2502	10	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#2966	8	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#2328	11	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#2464	10	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#2460	10	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#1991	14	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#3185	7	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#1472	20	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#1752	15	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#1914	13	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#2410	9	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#1748	13	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#2438	8	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#3725	4	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#2436	7	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#3998	3	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#3900	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1999 and 2024, ranked in 24 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,472, first reached in 2010.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 20 births, registered in England and Wales in 2010.

Its record falls into 3 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
22 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years20 to 29 unbroken years →
3separate stretches the record falls into3 separate stretches →
1 yearlongest absence inside the recorded periodA single year missing →
#3,318position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
20births registered in its largest year, 2010Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Hollie-Mae · #1472, 24y
Meena · #1472, 29y
Queenie · #1472, 26y
Ramisa · #1472, 21y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Hollie-Mae · #1472, 24y
Meena · #1472, 29y
Queenie · #1472, 26y
Ramisa · #1472, 21y

Bebe and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Bebe without appearing here.

Bebe moved ahead of

George Compare
In 2007 they stood at #3725 and #2802 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2008 that had become #1914 and #5545.
Tracey Compare
In 2011 they stood at #3185 and #2893 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2012 that had become #1991 and #4838.
Karen Compare
In 2021 they stood at #3961 and #3192 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2022 that had become #1948 and #4645.
Kirsten Compare
In 2023 they stood at #4056 and #4056 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #3318 and #5891.

Moved ahead of Bebe

Francis Compare
In 2022 they stood at #1948 and #2488 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2023 that had become #4056 and #1863.
Liv Compare
In 2010 they stood at #1472 and #1584 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2011 that had become #3185 and #1117.
Eabha Compare
In 2019 they stood at #2286 and #2458 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2020 that had become #3117 and #1313.
Malin Compare
In 2022 they stood at #1948 and #3970 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2023 that had become #4056 and #2346.

Moved the opposite way to Bebe

Ezra Compare
Between 2008 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Bebe went from #1914 to #3318 while Ezra went from #3397 to #1302.
Rory Compare
Between 2010 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Bebe went from #1472 to #3318 while Rory went from #5707 to #1603.
Arlo Compare
Between 2015 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Bebe went from #2328 to #3318 while Arlo went from #5730 to #1894.

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1999 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1472 in England and Wales in 2010. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

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Bebe at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Bebe by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Bebe appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

Bebe and the names beside it

Bebe moved ahead of

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Bebe at a glance

Bebe by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Bebe appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Bebe and the names beside it

Bebe moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Bebe

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