The Baby surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 614 people carried this name — #36,426 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 476,200 people counted. That is up 44% from 426 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 648 people named Baby.
45 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 50 départements, most often Ariège.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 78 people named Baby live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Córdoba.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Baby,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jacques Baby 1731–1789 · fur trader -
François Baby 1733–1820 · businessperson -
James Baby 1763–1833 · judge
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Philippe Baby Casgrain 1826–1917 · writer -
Louis François Georges Baby 1832–1906 · judge -
François Baby 1768–1852 · judge
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Baby.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Baby is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.