Given name & surname
Baber
“resembling a tiger”
Baber is a variant of Babar. One Turkish interpretation is “resembling a tiger.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Baber is a variant of Babar. One Turkish interpretation is “resembling a tiger.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Baber is a variant of Babar. An origin associated with Babar is Turkish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Baber through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 6 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1987. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 112 as a first name in 2020; 5,147 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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