Explore the Family Name Baby

The meaning of Baby

1. French (southern): nickname from Old Occitan babi ‘toad’. 2. Indian (mainly Gujarat): perhaps a variant of Babu.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Baby in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname "Baby" has seen a noticeable increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked at 46,944 but by 2010, it had jumped to the 36,426th position, marking a significant increase of 22.41%. Similarly, the count of individuals bearing this surname also increased from 426 to 614 during this period, showing a robust growth of 44.13%. Proportionally per 100,000 people, the surname has moved from 0.16 to 0.21, indicating a change of 31.25%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,944	#36,426	22.41%
Count	426	614	44.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.21	31.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Baby

When it comes to ethnic identity, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, there have been some shifts between 2000 and 2010 for those with the surname "Baby". The Asian/Pacific Islander group saw a considerable increase, going from 59.15% to 71.01%, a change of 20.05%. There was a decrease in the percentage of those identifying as White, moving from 26.06% to 19.54%, a drop of 25.02%. Those identifying as Black remained relatively stable, seeing a slight increase from 5.16% to 5.37%. Interestingly, the Hispanic category which had no representation in 2000, showed a presence in 2010 with 1.79%. However, the category of Two or More Races dropped to zero, while American Indian and Alaskan Native had no representation in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	59.15%	71.01%	20.05%
White	26.06%	19.54%	-25.02%
Black	5.16%	5.37%	4.07%
Hispanic	0%	1.79%	0%
Two or More Races	6.57%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%