Bae

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled 배 in KR South Korea, MO Macao, PL Poland and 3 more.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 2 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Bae is also recorded as 5 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English surname56K records spelled Bae33 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Australia, Philippines, Canada

  Languages: English, Dutch, Western Frisian

  Also written Båē, Baé, Bãë, Bāę, Bäë

• Spanish surname6.7K records spelled Bae19 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Argentina, Philippines, Mexico

  Also written Bãë, Båę, Bàè, Bäê, Bāę

• a separate surname5.0K records spelled Bae3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, India, United Kingdom, Netherlands

  Also written Báe, Baé

• Indonesian surname4.0K records spelled Bae8 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Indonesia, United States, Malaysia, India

  Also written Bae', Bãê, Bâë, Baé, Baë

• English surname2.2K records spelled Bae41 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Germany, Netherlands, Brazil

  Languages: English, German, Dutch

  Also written Ba, B'A, Bä, Bá, Bâ

80 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Bae is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Khmer, to turn something; to turn around. CUJ9& to turn one’s back. CUIOn to change one’s feeling (toward), to change one’s mind. fur turn to turn away, to move away. fUTiJl instead (of), in place (of)^ but. Cuifun to break up

  as a word·Headley, Cambodian-English Dictionary, Volume I (ក-ភ)

• In cdo, the lotus flower, a poetical name to be joyful, to please, faithful. Be ex a kind of jackal. A {8 = x courageous; martial. rr the tench, a fish with dark green

  as a word·Dictionary of the Foochow Dialect

• In Akan, Baebae, Baebac-antwa, surnames of the Asan- tcs, as a host of endless coming, or, extending so far that they cannot be surrounded. *^

  as a word·Dictionary of the Asante and Fante Language called Tshi (Chwee, Twi)

• In Akan, bae, red, v. 1. s, bae; dua no ab., the tree has spread; 2, anim baebae, the day breaks; s, buebue

  as a word·Dictionary of the Asante and Fante Language called Tshi (Chwee, Twi)

• In cdo, the accusation placed on the back of criminals, an escort of taxes or prisoners

  as a word·Dictionary of the Foochow Dialect

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

FR INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) — 11 years between 1891–1991. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Bae Chang-hob. 1953KRSouth Korean director, screenwriter, actor
• Bae Jong-okb. 1964KRSouth Korean actress
• Bae Yong-joonb. 1972KRSouth Korean actor and businessman
• Bae Seong-woob. 1972KRSouth Korean actor
• Bae Doonab. 1979KRSouth Korean actress
• Bae Seul-kib. 1986KRSouth Korean singer
• Bae Geu-rinb. 1989KRSouth Korean actress
• Ireneb. 1991KRnot in their usual nameSouth Korean singer and actress
• Bae Suzyb. 1994KRSouth Korean singer and actress (born 1994)
• Chae Soo-binb. 1994KRnot in their usual nameSouth Korean actress

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 85 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Bae?

We estimate roughly 408 thousand people bear Bae (counting its spellings and scripts) across 14 countries in our records.

In which country does Bae have the most bearers?

We estimate about 401 thousand people bear Bae in South Korea, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled 배.

Where is Bae most common?

Bae is densest in South Korea, where the national register counts about 1 in 129 people carrying it.

How common is Bae compared with other names?

In South Korea, Bae is the 36th most common surname of 14,083 surnames recorded there.

What does the name Bae mean?

Recorded meaning: Initialism of British Aerospace.