# Babić

Babić (Serbian Cyrillic: Бабић) is a Croatian, Bosniak and Serbian family name. It is the 3rd most frequent surname in Croatia and is derived from the common Slavic word for grandmother or old woman: baba.

## Geographical distribution

As of 2014, the frequency of the surname Babić was highest in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1: 298), followed by Croatia (1: 394), Serbia (1: 470), Montenegro (1: 715) and Slovenia (1: 801).

## People

Notable people with the surname include:
* Alen Babić (born 1990), Croatian boxer
* Anto Babić (1899-1974), Bosnian historian
* Bekim Babić (born 1975), Bosnian-Herzegovinian cross-country skier
* Branko Babić (born 1950), Serbian football manager and former player
* Dejan Babić (born 1989), Serbian footballer
* Dragan Babić (1937–2013), Serbian journalist
* Draginja Babić (1886-1915), Serbian doctor
* Dragutin Babić (1897-1945), Croatian footballer
* Dušan Babić (born 1986), Bosnian middle-distance runner
* Franjo Babić (1908–1945), Croatian writer and journalist
* Golub Babić (1824-1910), Bosnian Serb guerilla chief
* Gregory Victor Babic (born 1963), Australian author
* Filip Babić (born 1995), Serbian footballer
* Ilija Babić (born 2002), Serbian footballer
* Ivan Babić (1904–1982), Croatian soldier
* Ivan Babić (born 1981), Serbian footballer
* Ivan Babić (born 1984), Croatian footballer
* Krunoslav Babić (1875–1953), Croatian zoologist
* Lavra Babič (born 1987), Slovenian freestyle swimmer
* Ljubo Babić (1890–1974), Croatian painter
* Ljubomir Babić a.k.a. Ksaver Šandor Gjalski (1854–1935), Croatian writer
* Luka Babić (born 1991), Croatian basketball player
* Luka Babić (born 1994), Montenegrin volleyball player
* Mario Babić (born 1992), Croatian footballer
* Mark Babic (born 1973), Australian footballer
* Marko Babić (1965–2007), Croatian army officer
* Marko Babić (born 1981), Croatian footballer
* Matija Babić (born 1978), Croatian Internet journalist
* Matko Babić (born 1998), Croatian footballer
* Mijo Babić (1903-1941), Croatian fascist soldier
* Milan Babić (born 1955), Serbian footballer
* Milan Babić (1956–2006), Serbian leader
* Milenko Babić (born 1947), Serbian politician
* Milica Babić-Jovanović (1909-1968), Serbian costume designer
* Miloš Babić (1904-1968), Yugoslav artist
* Miloš Babić (born 1968), former Serbian basketball player
* Miloš Babić (born 1981), Bosnian-Herzegovinian footballer
* Nikola Babić (1905-1974), Croatian footballer
* Rašo Babić (born 1977), Serbian footballer
* Safet Babic (born 1981), German politician of Bosnian descent
* Saša Babić (born 1989), Croatian futsal player
* Sava Babić (1934–2012), Serbian writer
* Silvija Mrakovčić, née Babić, Croatian long jumper and triple jumper
* Siniša Babić (born 1991), Serbian footballer
* Snežana Babić (born 1967), Serbian singer and actress
* Srđan Babić (born 1996), Serbian footballer
* Staša Babić, Serbian archaeologist
* Stjepan Babić (1925–2021), Croatian linguist
* Stjepan Babić (born 1988), Croatian footballer
* Toma Babić (c 1680–1750), Croatian writer and Franciscan priest
* Vanja Babić (born 1981), Serbian taekwondo player
* Vladica Babić (born 1995), Montenegrin tennis player
* Vlado Babić (born 1960), Serbian politician
* Valentin Babić (born 1981), Croatian footballer
* Zdenko Babić (born 1960), Croatian basketball player
* Željko Babić (born 1972), Croatian handball coach and former player
* Zeljko Babic a.k.a. Sean Babic (born 1976), former Australian footballer
* Zoran Babić (born 1971), Serbian politician