BaBe was a Japanese pop duo, composed of Tomoko Kondo and Yukari Nikaido. They debuted in February 1987 with "Give Me Up", a cover of Michael Fortunati's original song. From February 1987 to February 1990 they had several hits including "I Don't Know", "Somebody Loves You", and "Get a Chance!".

Babe is a slang term of endearment. Merriam-Webster states that the word is of Middle English origin, and the first recorded use was in the 14th century. The term may also refer to:

• Babe Adams (1882–1968), American Major League Baseball pitcher
• Babe Barna (1917–1972), American Major League Baseball left fielder
• Babe Borton (1888–1954), Major League Baseball first baseman
• John Brown (American football, born 1891) (1891-1963), American College Hall-of-Fame football player and US Navy vice admiral
• Babe Clark, player in the American Professional Football Association in 1920
• Babe Dahlgren (1912–1996), American Major League Baseball infielder who replaced Lou Gehrig
• Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911–1956), American multi-sport female athlete, most noted as a golfer
• Babe Dye (1898–1962), Canadian professional ice hockey forward
• Babe Ellison (1895–1955), Major League Baseball player
• Babe Frump (1901–1979), American offensive guard in the National Football League
• Oliver Hardy (1892–1957), American comic actor sometimes billed as Babe Hardy early in his career
• Babe Herman (1903–1987), American Major League Baseball right fielder
• Jacquelyn Kelley (1926–1988), member of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
• Babe Laufenberg (born 1959), American retired National Football League quarterback
• Babe London (1901–1980), American actress and comedian
• Babe Martin (born 1920), American Major League Baseball outfielder
• Babe McCarthy (1923–1975), American professional and collegiate basketball coach
• Babe Paley (1915–1978), American socialite and style icon
• Babe Parilli (born 1929), American quarterback in the National, American, and Canadian Football Leagues
• Babe Parnell (1901–1982), American football player
• Babe Pinelli (1895–1984), American third baseman and umpire in Major League Baseball
• Babe Pratt (1916–1988), Canadian ice hockey defenseman
• Babe Russin (1911–1984), American jazz saxophonist
• Babe Ruth (1895–1948), American Major League baseball player
• Babe Scheuer (1913–1997), American football player
• Babe Siebert (1904–1939), Canadian National Hockey League player