Worldwide, Babine (Babine 
, Бабин 
) is a rare predominantly feminine, but scarcely masculine forename. The given name Babine is characteristic of Cameroon, where it is a rare girly name, Georgia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, and Nigeria. Much more frequently, Babine is the last name as well as the forename.