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Etymology of Baba

What does the name Baba mean?

The surname Baba is derived from the Russian and Polish word baba, which means grandmother or old woman. Originally, this name meant "son of an old woman." It also developed into a nickname for an "old man."

Baba Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Babyak, Babiuk, Babchak, Babchik, Babka, Baba, Babiak, Babych, Babytsch, Babenko, Babko, Bobiak, Bobyak, Bobchuk, Bobchiuk, Bobko and many more.

Baba Ranking

France, the name Baba is the 5,905th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1


Baba migration to the United States +



Baba Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Bernardino Baba, aged 20, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1854 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Baba (post 1700) +

  • Margaret Baba Diri (1954-2025), Ugandan politician
  • Saki Baba (b. 2005), Japanese professional golfer
  • Seiya Baba (b. 2001), Japanese professional footballer
  • Yuki Baba (b. 1992), Japanese politician
  • Yudai Baba (b. 1995), Japanese basketball player
  • Tadao Baba (b. 1944), Japanese motorcycle engineer, original designer of the Fireblade
  • Kenji Baba (b. 1985), Japanese footballer
  • James Boliba Baba (b. 1945), Ugandan politician
  • Ghafar Baba (1925-2006), Malaysian politician
  • ... (Another 4 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

RMS Lusitania
  • Mr. Abraham Baba, French 3rd Class passenger residing in Chicago, Illinois, USA returning to France, who sailed aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and died in the sinking 3
  • Mr. John Jacob Baba, French 3rd Class passenger residing in Chicago, Illinois, USA returning to France, who sailed aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and survived the sinking 4
  • Mr. George Baba, French 3rd Class passenger residing in Chicago, Illinois, USA returning to France, who sailed aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and died in the sinking 4
  • Mr. Frank Baba, French 3rd Class passenger residing in Chicago, Illinois, USA returning to France, who sailed aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and survived the sinking 4


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. Lusitania Passenger List - The Lusitania Resource. (Retrieved 2014, March 6) . Retrieved from http://www.rmslusitania.info/lusitania-passenger-list/


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