Globally, Bababa (Bababa 
) is a rare principally masculine, but very seldom girly given name. The forename Bababa is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, where it is a rare predominantly male, but very infrequently feminine name, and South Africa, where it is a very rare largely boy's, but infrequently feminine name. Also, Bababa is the last name as well as the forename.