Baker
- #1,652 for girls in 2025, 125 births
- #217 for boys in 2025, 1,640 births
- Given to boys 91.7% of the time
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- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 1,640 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 8,234since 1895
Baker over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,652 | 125 | #217 | 1,640 |
| 2024 | #2,150 | 88 | #315 | 1,091 |
| 2023 | #2,229 | 84 | #397 | 798 |
| 2022 | #2,048 | 94 | #434 | 713 |
| 2021 | #1,897 | 104 | #449 | 681 |
| 2020 | #2,341 | 75 | #524 | 544 |
| 2019 | #3,272 | 48 | #473 | 620 |
| 2018 | #4,001 | 36 | #713 | 340 |
| 2017 | #5,338 | 24 | #1,149 | 165 |
| 2016 | #6,401 | 19 | #1,208 | 156 |
| 2015 | #10,148 | 10 | #1,753 | 87 |
| 2014 | #13,069 | 7 | #2,063 | 68 |
| 2013 | — | #2,044 | 66 | |
| 2012 | #14,962 | 6 | #2,380 | 53 |
| 2011 | #10,374 | 10 | #2,403 | 52 |
| 2010 | — | #2,511 | 49 | |
| 2009 | #17,294 | 5 | #2,143 | 63 |
| 2008 | #12,579 | 8 | #2,432 | 52 |
| 2007 | #17,636 | 5 | #2,034 | 68 |
| 2006 | — | #3,083 | 35 | |
| 2005 | — | #2,365 | 49 | |
| 2004 | — | #3,217 | 30 | |
| 2003 | — | #2,780 | 35 | |
| 2002 | — | #2,882 | 32 | |
| 2001 | — | #3,321 | 26 | |
| 2000 | — | #3,299 | 25 | |
| 1999 | — | #3,031 | 27 | |
| 1998 | — | #3,191 | 24 | |
| 1997 | — | #4,246 | 15 | |
| 1996 | — | #2,747 | 27 | |
| 1995 | — | #3,303 | 20 | |
| 1994 | — | #6,372 | 8 | |
| 1993 | — | #2,697 | 26 | |
| 1992 | — | #4,564 | 12 | |
| 1991 | — | #3,105 | 20 | |
| 1990 | — | #3,971 | 14 | |
| 1989 | — | #4,271 | 12 | |
| 1988 | — | #4,162 | 11 | |
| 1987 | — | #3,959 | 11 | |
| 1986 | — | #3,882 | 11 | |
| 1985 | — | #5,147 | 7 | |
| 1984 | — | #3,925 | 10 | |
| 1983 | — | #3,630 | 11 | |
| 1982 | — | — | ||
| 1981 | — | — | ||
| 1980 | — | — | ||
| 1979 | — | #4,403 | 8 | |
| 1978 | — | — | ||
| 1977 | — | — | ||
| 1976 | — | #5,587 | 5 | |
| 1975 | — | #5,464 | 5 | |
| 1974 | — | — | ||
| 1973 | — | #5,101 | 5 | |
| 1972 | — | — | ||
| 1971 | — | — | ||
| 1970 | — | #4,724 | 5 | |
| 1969 | — | — | ||
| 1968 | — | — | ||
| 1967 | — | — | ||
| 1966 | — | — | ||
| 1965 | — | #3,930 | 5 | |
| 1964 | — | — | ||
| 1963 | — | — | ||
| 1962 | — | #3,041 | 8 | |
| 1961 | — | — | ||
| 1960 | — | — | ||
| 1959 | — | #2,530 | 11 | |
| 1958 | — | — | ||
| 1957 | — | — | ||
| 1956 | — | — | ||
| 1955 | — | #3,505 | 6 | |
| 1954 | — | #3,452 | 6 | |
| 1953 | — | — | ||
| 1952 | — | — | ||
| 1951 | — | #3,714 | 5 | |
| 1950 | — | #2,580 | 9 | |
| 1949 | — | #3,019 | 7 | |
| 1948 | — | — | ||
| 1947 | — | #3,096 | 7 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,403 | 10 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,996 | 6 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,633 | 8 | |
| 1943 | — | #2,964 | 7 | |
| 1942 | — | #2,712 | 8 | |
| 1941 | — | #3,133 | 6 | |
| 1940 | — | #2,322 | 10 | |
| 1939 | — | — | ||
| 1938 | — | — | ||
| 1937 | — | — | ||
| 1936 | — | #2,452 | 9 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,951 | 7 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,742 | 8 | |
| 1933 | — | #3,268 | 6 | |
| 1932 | — | #2,191 | 12 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,864 | 8 | |
| 1930 | — | #3,592 | 6 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,766 | 9 | |
| 1928 | — | #4,151 | 5 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,193 | 14 | |
| 1926 | — | #2,566 | 11 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,089 | 15 | |
| 1924 | — | #3,023 | 9 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,020 | 16 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,240 | 14 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,376 | 13 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,052 | 16 | |
| 1919 | — | #2,511 | 11 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,998 | 16 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,188 | 13 | |
| 1916 | — | #3,177 | 7 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,707 | 17 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,975 | 11 | |
| 1913 | — | — | ||
| 1912 | — | #1,746 | 9 | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | #1,205 | 5 | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #1,310 | 5 | |
| 1899 | — | #928 | 6 | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | #1,079 | 5 | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
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| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1895
The first year at least five boys were named Baker! It came in at #1,079, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1895–1898, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Baker is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Oklahoma#35 · 1 in 210
- North Dakota#61 · 1 in 197
- Nebraska#63 · 1 in 245
- Kansas#74 · 1 in 305
- South Dakota#77 · 1 in 256
Best ever in a state: #35 in Oklahoma, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | #35 | 84 | 1 in 210 |
| North Dakota | #61 | 17 | 1 in 197 |
| Nebraska | #63 | 36 | 1 in 245 |
| Kansas | #74 | 46 | 1 in 305 |
| South Dakota | #77 | 15 | 1 in 256 |
| Iowa | #92 | 39 | 1 in 355 |
| Wisconsin | #104 | 57 | 1 in 411 |
| Alabama | #116 | 45 | 1 in 478 |
| Missouri | #119 | 60 | 1 in 464 |
| Arkansas | #120 | 29 | 1 in 434 |
| West Virginia | #127 | 15 | 1 in 411 |
| Indiana | #131 | 63 | 1 in 503 |
| Tennessee | #140 | 67 | 1 in 549 |
| Minnesota | #143 | 45 | 1 in 544 |
| Montana | #149 | 9 | 1 in 418 |
| Idaho | #150 | 18 | 1 in 479 |
| Michigan | #166 | 60 | 1 in 670 |
| Washington | #166 | 51 | 1 in 643 |
| Maine | #172 | 7 | 1 in 549 |
| Louisiana | #174 | 29 | 1 in 660 |
| North Carolina | #175 | 71 | 1 in 725 |
| Kentucky | #180 | 31 | 1 in 662 |
| Utah | #185 | 29 | 1 in 678 |
| Ohio | #198 | 64 | 1 in 821 |
| Mississippi | #201 | 15 | 1 in 722 |
| Georgia | #217 | 56 | 1 in 897 |
| Colorado | #221 | 29 | 1 in 926 |
| South Carolina | #224 | 25 | 1 in 848 |
| Virginia | #234 | 37 | 1 in 1,007 |
| Oregon | #247 | 17 | 1 in 886 |
| Florida | #250 | 82 | 1 in 1,165 |
| Texas | #257 | 153 | 1 in 1,144 |
| Illinois | #268 | 41 | 1 in 1,209 |
| Pennsylvania | #290 | 39 | 1 in 1,340 |
| Arizona | #321 | 24 | 1 in 1,364 |
| Nevada | #389 | 7 | 1 in 1,613 |
| Massachusetts | #467 | 10 | 1 in 2,702 |
| Connecticut | #498 | 5 | 1 in 2,641 |
| California | #537 | 57 | 1 in 3,078 |
| Maryland | #634 | 7 | 1 in 3,271 |
| New York | #661 | 22 | 1 in 3,837 |
| New Jersey | #766 | 8 | 1 in 4,971 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Baker
Momentum · boys
Rising
- 307 spots since 2020 (#524 → #217)
- Biggest jump: 436 spots in 2018
- Biggest drop: 382 spots in 1900
Rise & fade · boys
130 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1895
- Peaked 2025 at #217 (1,640 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 9 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 9 yrs · run 2018–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,042
- Highest: 1 in 1,042 boys born in 2025 were named Baker (0.10%)
Era · boys
The 2020s
- 66.4% of all boys named Baker (5,467) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 11 | #928 (1899) | #1,004 |
| 1900s | 10 | #1,205 (1904) | #1,258 |
| 1910s | 84 | #1,707 (1915) | #2,186 |
| 1920s | 122 | #2,020 (1923) | #2,548 |
| 1930s | 56 | #2,191 (1932) | #2,866 |
| 1940s | 69 | #2,322 (1940) | #2,809 |
| 1950s | 37 | #2,530 (1959) | #3,156 |
| 1960s | 13 | #3,041 (1962) | #3,486 |
| 1970s | 28 | #4,403 (1979) | #5,056 |
| 1980s | 73 | #3,630 (1983) | #4,139 |
| 1990s | 193 | #2,697 (1993) | #3,723 |
| 2000s | 415 | #2,034 (2007) | #2,756 |
| 2010s | 1,656 | #473 (2019) | #1,670 |
| 2020s | 5,467 | #217 (2025) | #389 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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