Names Like Bab — Find Similar Baby Names
Bab is a 3-letter Arabic girls' name meaning “From The Gateway”. This page collects 116 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Babu and Bac, Arabic cousins like Aaleyah and Aaliyah, rhyming names ending in -ab like Mab and Nab, and names sharing the “gateway” concept like Barr and Barre.
For the full Bab profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Bab page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Bab
24 baby names that differ from Bab by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babu | 1 | A Kiswahili Name Meaning "Grandfather."Also, A West African Name Me... | African | Male |
| Bac | 1 | Bank | Scottish | Male |
| Ban | 1 | Father Of Lancelot (Thirteenth Century) | Arthurian | Male |
| Bao | 1 | Protection | Vietnamese | Male |
| Bar | 1 | Boar | Anglo | Male |
| Beb | 1 | Myth Name (Osiris's Firstborn) | Egyptian | Male |
| Bob | 1 | Abbreviation Of Robert. | English | Male |
| Baal | 2 | Lord, master | Egyptian | Male |
| Badr | 2 | Moon | Arabic | Male |
| Badu | 2 | An Ashanti Of Ghana Name Meaning "Tenth-Born Child." | African | Male |
| Baen | 2 | Fair Skinned | Scottish | Male |
| Baha | 2 | Beautiful; Magnificent | Arabic | Male |
| Bain | 2 | Lives Near The Clear Stream | Gaelic | Male |
| Bama | 2 | Son Of Prophecy | Hebrew | Male |
| Bambi | 2 | Child | Italian | Female |
| Bana | 2 | Slayer | Anglo | Male |
| Bane | 2 | Long-Awaited Child | Hawaiian | Male |
| Barbi | 2 | Traveler From A Foreign Land. In Catholic Custom St. Barbara Is A P... | English | Female |
| Bard | 2 | Cold, The Cold | Arabic | Male |
| Bari | 2 | Of Allah | Arabic | Male |
| Barr | 2 | Gateway | English | Male |
| Bart | 2 | Ploughman | Hebrew | Male |
| Bast | 2 | Myth Name (Personification Of The Heat Of The Sun) | Egyptian | Female |
| Batt | 2 | Ploughman | Hebrew | Male |
More Arabic Names
24 baby names that share Bab’s Arabic origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aaleyah | The Greatest Gift Of God. | Female |
| Aaliyah | Ascender | Female |
| Aban | Old Arabic Name; Meaning Unknown | Male |
| Abbas | Lion | Male |
| Abbud | Worshipper | Male |
| Abbudin | Worshippers | Male |
| Abd Al Alim | Servant Of The All Knowing | Male |
| Abd Al Bari | Servant Of Allah | Male |
| Abd Al Hakim | Servant Of The Wise | Male |
| Abd Al Jabbar | Servant Of The Mighty | Male |
| Abd Al Matin | Servant Of The Strong | Male |
| Abd Al Qadir | Servant Of The Capable | Male |
| Abd Al Rashid | Servant Of The Guided | Male |
| Abd Al Sami | Servant Of The All Hearing | Male |
| Abd Er Rahman | Servant Of The Merciful One | Male |
| Abda | Servant | Male |
| Abdalrahman | Servant Of The Merciful One | Male |
| Abdel | Servant | Male |
| Abdul | Servant Of God | Male |
| Abdul- Matin | Servant Of The Strong One | Male |
| Abdul- Qadir | Servant Of The Capable And Powerful One | Male |
| Abdul- Rashid | Servant Of The Guided One | Male |
| Abdul- Sami | Servant Of The All-Hearing | Male |
| Abdul-Alim | Servant Of The Omniscient | Male |
3-Letter B-Names Like Bab
17 names that share Bab's exact length (3 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Bab's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Bab
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Bab.
Names That Rhyme with Bab
17 baby names that share Bab's last 2 letters — -ab. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mab | Happiness | Irish | Female |
| Nab | Abbot | Scottish | Male |
| Tab | Brilliant | German | Male |
| Adab | Hope; Need | Arabic | Female |
| Eyab | To Return | Arabic | Male |
| Dahab | Gold | Arabic | Female |
| Lahab | Flame, Blaze | Arabic | Male |
| Rabab | White Cloud | Arabic | Female |
| Rajab | Seventh Month Of The Year | Arabic | Male |
| Macnab | Son Of The Abbot | Scottish | Male |
| Shabab | Youth | Arabic | Male |
| Shihab | Flame; Blaze | Arabic | Male |
| Zainab | Daughter Of The Prophet | Arabic | Female |
| Zeinab | Somali Name Meaning "Good." | African | Female |
| Al-Ashab | The Grey | Arabic | Male |
| Abdul-Tawwab | Servant Of The Forgiver | Arabic | Male |
| Abdul-Wahhab | Servant Of The Giver | Arabic | Male |
Names That Start Like Bab
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Bab — Ba-. Good for parents who like Bab's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bac | Bank | Scottish | Male |
| Ban | Father Of Lancelot (Thirteenth Century) | Arthurian | Male |
| Bao | Protection | Vietnamese | Male |
| Bar | Boar | Anglo | Male |
| Baal | Lord, master | Egyptian | Male |
| Babu | A Kiswahili Name Meaning "Grandfather."Also, A West African Name Me... | African | Male |
| Badr | Moon | Arabic | Male |
| Badu | An Ashanti Of Ghana Name Meaning "Tenth-Born Child." | African | Male |
| Baen | Fair Skinned | Scottish | Male |
| Baha | Beautiful; Magnificent | Arabic | Male |
| Bain | Lives Near The Clear Stream | Gaelic | Male |
| Bama | Son Of Prophecy | Hebrew | Male |
| Bana | Slayer | Anglo | Male |
| Bane | Long-Awaited Child | Hawaiian | Male |
| Bard | Cold, The Cold | Arabic | Male |
| Bari | Of Allah | Arabic | Male |
| Barr | Gateway | English | Male |
| Bart | Ploughman | Hebrew | Male |