Babauta is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Juan Babauta (born 1953), Northern Mariana Islands politician
  • Leo Babauta (born 1973), blogger from Guam, of Zen Habits blog
  • Oscar M. Babauta (born 1954), a politician from the Northern Marianas Islands.
  • Sheila Babauta (born 1989 or 1990), Northern Mariana Islands politician