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The baby name Babs is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /bæbz/ ("babs", rhymes with 'labs').

Gender: Female
Syllables: 1.0
Pronunciation: /bæbz/ ("babs", rhymes with 'labs')

What is the meaning of the name Babs ?

The baby name Babs is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /bæbz/ ("babs", rhymes with 'labs').

Babs is in Origin.

Babs is an English pet form of Barbara, a name derived from Greek barbaros, meaning "foreign" or "stranger," which passed into Latin as Barbara. Through the cult of Saint Barbara the name spread widely across Europe, entering English in the Middle Ages and becoming especially popular in the early to mid-20th century. Babs emerged as a jaunty diminutive in that period and occasionally stood on its own birth certificate in Britain and the United States.

Usage of Babs peaked mid-century and now feels charmingly retro. Well-known bearers include the affectionate nickname for Barbra Streisand and the British actress Dame Barbara "Babs" Windsor; pop culture also contributed Babs Bunny. Related forms and international cousins include Barbara, Barbra, Barb, Barbie, Babbie (Scots), Babette (French), Basia (Polish), and Bárbara (Spanish/Portuguese). Variant spellings such as Babsie or Babsy appear informally. Meaning is retained from Barbara: "foreign; outsider."

Babs has the following similar or variant Names

Babs – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
MT 0 #43 1 1,767
CM 0 #56 1 2,592
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
QA 0 #105 2 7,011
GE Boys 0 #110 1 2,055
PH 0 #110 1 5,607
GR 0 #135 1 3,911
MU 0 #137 1 3,613
BN Boys 0 #139 1 6,332
BW Girls 0 #150 2 4,216
BW Boys 0 #152 3 4,685
CR 0 #165 1 5,526
SI Girls 0 #177 1 2,769
Sweden Girls 2022 #178 2 1,568
LU Girls 0 #189 2 4,850
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
NG 0 #228 37 5,926
GH 0 #231 13 5,396
NA Girls 0 #231 7 7,146
GR Girls 0 #249 1 6,293
NA Boys 0 #252 2 6,830
GR Boys 0 #271 3 6,912
JM Girls 0 #273 6 7,507
IL 0 #282 1 6,291
TW Girls 0 #289 1 8,139
JP Boys 0 #300 4 7,909
GH Boys 0 #302 44 8,138
SA 0 #312 1 10,560
GH Girls 0 #329 9 6,973
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
MU Girls 0 #342 10 8,539
QA Girls 0 #343 1 15,378
CZ Girls 0 #351 1 5,378
NL 0 #352 40 2,481
MY 0 #354 1 12,352
HK 0 #357 1 8,483
CN Girls 0 #359 1 8,829
Austria Girls 0 #369 52 1,885
MU Boys 0 #369 1 8,477
PT Boys 0 #381 1 7,951
PH Boys 0 #407 2 11,440
Germany 0 #416 22 2,542
OM Girls 0 #422 3 15,987
PH Girls 0 #426 4 13,098
ZA 0 #433 15 14,421
SD Boys 0 #465 2 10,523
PT Girls 0 #470 2 7,952
IQ Girls 0 #525 1 11,303
NL Girls 0 #526 502 5,933
RU Boys 0 #526 1 12,621
IR Girls 0 #545 1 8,334
LY 0 #552 8 12,703
KW Girls 0 #556 6 19,177
CM Girls 0 #558 3 11,671
NG Boys 0 #559 499 16,906
IR Boys 0 #565 1 10,162
CM Boys 0 #570 6 12,054
CR Girls 0 #571 3 11,342
BH 0 #585 3 17,937
AE Girls 0 #594 4 20,968
IL Girls 0 #644 2 11,648
HK Girls 0 #648 3 16,104
BO Girls 0 #651 1 9,488
IN Girls 0 #652 3 13,121
Germany Girls 0 #687 153 4,949
IQ Boys 0 #697 1 13,071
CL Boys 0 #700 1 13,390
IT 0 #700 15 4,183
NG Girls 0 #724 63 15,093
QA Boys 0 #736 8 18,093
KW Boys 0 #760 10 18,755
SY 0 #765 3 11,684
ZA Girls 0 #800 356 25,928
TN 0 #863 3 13,765
Spain Boys 0 #906 25 5,610
CL Girls 0 #911 5 14,098
OM Boys 0 #912 7 17,948
EG Boys 0 #923 3 15,035
NL Boys 0 #936 16 5,873
Spain Girls 0 #970 14 5,561
BR Girls 0 #992 1 12,708
EG Girls 0 #1,008 2 14,742
SA Girls 0 #1,010 5 25,931
MY Girls 0 #1,069 4 24,821
ZA Boys 0 #1,079 100 25,619
AE Boys 0 #1,080 13 22,615
MA 0 #1,107 22 20,986
DZ 0 #1,167 10 20,130
MY Boys 0 #1,180 3 25,439
TR 0 #1,249 6 19,440
IT Boys 0 #1,387 85 10,046
IT Girls 0 #1,402 45 9,415
SA Boys 0 #1,589 26 28,008

Babs is popular in 52 countries — most recent births per country:

Flanders, Belgium
Sweden
AE
Austria
BH

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People also ask about Babs

Babs is predominantly a girl's name.
Babs is a one syllable name, pronounced /bæbz/ ("babs", rhymes with 'labs').
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Bab, Babe, Barb, Barbie, Barbi and Barbra.
Across languages, Babs has these equivalents: Barbara (English, German, Italian, Polish, etc.), Bárbara (Spanish, Portuguese), Barbora (Czech, Slovak), Varvara (Russian, Bulgarian; Greek Βαρβάρα), Varya (Варя), and 3 more.
Yes — Babs ranked #178 in Sweden in 2022, and appears in official birth registries across 2 countries.
Babs ranks highest in Sweden (#178 in 2022).