Bab Forename
13,064th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 75,067 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria
Bab Forename Definition:
BABS. Diminutives of Barbara, the second being the more affectionate form.
Bab Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | - | 60,262 | 1:320 | 49 |
| Iran | 68% | 7,277 | 1:10,787 | 817 |
| Egypt | 58% | 1,995 | 1:46,066 | 2,698 |
| India | 88% | 1,509 | 1:805,088 | 56,343 |
| Afghanistan | 83% | 1,049 | 1:31,100 | 1,903 |
| Nigeria | 79% | 790 | 1:224,765 | 9,340 |
| Chad | 100% | 494 | 1:27,527 | 3,248 |
| United States | - | 345 | 1:1,050,832 | 21,655 |
| Pakistan | 69% | 326 | 1:596,189 | 12,867 |
| Cambodia | 67% | 255 | 1:63,817 | 3,469 |
| Iraq | 63% | 140 | 1:250,128 | 3,898 |
| Ivory Coast | 94% | 87 | 1:265,241 | 12,128 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 79 | 1:90,532 | 7,429 |
| Mauritania | 96% | 59 | 1:69,411 | 3,168 |
| Philippines | 76% | 53 | 1:2,000,179 | 44,572 |
| Malaysia | 84% | 37 | 1:822,971 | 30,856 |
| France | - | 28 | 1:2,373,941 | 12,997 |
| Russia | 60% | 27 | 1:5,341,989 | 25,443 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 27 | 1:2,734,356 | 59,996 |
| Indonesia | - | 23 | 1:11,215,812 | 344,499 |
| Thailand | 67% | 19 | 1:3,687,674 | 78,779 |
| New Zealand | - | 17 | 1:266,826 | 8,395 |
| Algeria | - | 17 | 1:2,245,689 | 7,003 |
| Papua New Guinea | 82% | 16 | 1:509,520 | 38,497 |
| Morocco | - | 9 | 1:3,816,515 | 8,291 |
| England | 75% | 8 | 1:6,950,365 | 56,418 |
| Canada | - | 7 | 1:4,733,339 | 48,640 |
| South Africa | 100% | 7 | 1:7,790,378 | 138,656 |
| Armenia | 100% | 7 | 1:416,965 | 5,243 |
| Senegal | 75% | 6 | 1:2,430,226 | 14,702 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 6 | 1:3,961,614 | 68,952 |
| Yemen | - | 5 | 1:5,259,350 | 4,986 |
| Burkina Faso | 67% | 5 | 1:3,675,894 | 52,713 |
| Belgium | 100% | 5 | 1:2,298,008 | 20,299 |
| Congo | 100% | 5 | 1:1,001,841 | 16,039 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 4 | 1:7,703,141 | 17,485 |
| Chile | 67% | 4 | 1:4,401,802 | 21,957 |
| Kuwait | - | 4 | 1:946,316 | 12,511 |
| Sudan | - | 4 | 1:9,451,744 | 6,661 |
| Tunisia | - | 4 | 1:169,226 | 7,289 |
| Netherlands | 82% | 3 | 1:5,634,028 | 29,480 |
| Spain | - | 3 | 1:15,509,988 | 21,126 |
| Germany | 75% | 3 | 1:32,225,959 | 64,270 |
| Australia | - | 3 | 1:4,552,541 | 30,048 |
| Switzerland | 81% | 2 | 1:4,106,748 | 25,883 |
| Israel | 100% | 2 | 1:4,201,459 | 30,777 |
| Italy | 74% | 2 | 1:30,531,045 | 57,596 |
| Jordan | 83% | 2 | 1:4,413,387 | 8,826 |
| Belarus | 100% | 2 | 1:4,741,192 | 16,466 |
| Tanzania | - | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| Poland | 81% | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Bhutan | 100% | 1 | 1:824,928 | 6,865 |
| Brazil | - | 1 | 1:214,236,154 | 864,335 |
| Sweden | 100% | 1 | 1:9,857,907 | 78,968 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Uganda | 100% | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Singapore | - | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| China | - | 1 | 1:1,366,055,782 | 109,249 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Ethiopia | - | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| Niger | 100% | 1 | 1:19,183,994 | 77,442 |
| Greece | 100% | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Mali | - | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
The alternate forms: Bâb (1) are calculated separately.
Bab (14,925) may also be a surname.
Bab Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
BABS. Diminutives of Barbara, the second being the more affectionate form.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
Bab Forename Popularity
Bab Demographics
Bab Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sample size: 58 (1901)
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bâb | 89 | 1 | / |
| Babs | 86 | 7,422 | / |
| Baab | 86 | 5,209 | / |
| Bhab | 86 | 3,144 | / |
| Baib | 86 | 851 | / |
| Baub | 86 | 220 | / |
| Bayb | 86 | 198 | / |
| Bahb | 86 | 123 | / |
| Babh | 86 | 100 | / |
| Baeb | 86 | 91 | / |
| Babz | 86 | 88 | / |
| Beab | 86 | 26 | / |
| Babt | 86 | 14 | / |
| Hbab | 86 | 11 | / |
| Batb | 86 | 6 | / |
| Basb | 86 | 4 | / |
| Wbab | 86 | 2 | / |
| Babd | 86 | 1 | / |
| Babï | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bajb | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bahab | 75 | 2,620 | / |
| Bhaib | 75 | 894 | / |
| Bhabh | 75 | 407 | / |
| Baubh | 75 | 18 | / |
| Bhabs | 75 | 12 | / |
| Bashb | 75 | 11 | / |
| Baibh | 75 | 11 | / |
| Bhaub | 75 | 10 | / |
| Hbaib | 75 | 5 | / |
| Babss | 75 | 3 | / |
| Bhaab | 75 | 3 | / |
| Beabs | 75 | 3 | / |
| Baibs | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bahbs | 75 | 2 | / |
| Baabs | 75 | 2 | / |
| Baybs | 75 | 2 | / |
| Baybz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Babsh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Baibz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hbabh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Babzs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Babch | 75 | 1 | / |
| Babsj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Babzz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Babps | 75 | 1 | / |
| Babpe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bassb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Baubs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bhabz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bhabt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bab'ı | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hbaeb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bbaob | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bahub | 75 | 1 | / |
| Baabd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bob | 67 | 781,447 | / |
| Bap | 67 | 18,614 | / |
| Bav | 67 | 1,318 | / |
| Baw | 67 | 1,264 | / |
| Beb | 67 | 987 | / |
| Bhaibh | 67 | 746 | / |
| Wab | 67 | 264 | / |
| Baf | 67 | 188 | / |
| Vab | 67 | 65 | / |
| Uab | 67 | 39 | / |
| Bhabsh | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bhaubh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Biaobu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bahaib | 67 | 6 | / |
| Babowa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Babová | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bahaab | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bhahab | 67 | 2 | / |
| Babova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhabhp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bheabs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahabh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahasb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baauab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Babchh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buabao | 67 | 1 | / |
| B-B | 67 | 1 | / |
Bab Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bab in the Russian language | ||
| Баб | bab | - |
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Footnotes
- First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bab