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
- 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
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
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| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 2021
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Oklahoma#131 · 1 in 485
- South Dakota#148 · 1 in 420
- Nebraska#155 · 1 in 494
- Kansas#173 · 1 in 600
- Mississippi#183 · 1 in 666
Best ever in a state: #35 in Oklahoma, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | #131 | 37 | 1 in 485 |
| South Dakota | #148 | 9 | 1 in 420 |
| Nebraska | #155 | 18 | 1 in 494 |
| Kansas | #173 | 23 | 1 in 600 |
| Mississippi | #183 | 18 | 1 in 666 |
| Alabama | #238 | 24 | 1 in 917 |
| Arkansas | #268 | 13 | 1 in 1,000 |
| Washington | #272 | 30 | 1 in 1,113 |
| Tennessee | #274 | 32 | 1 in 1,120 |
| South Carolina | #280 | 18 | 1 in 1,125 |
| Iowa | #285 | 13 | 1 in 1,081 |
| Kentucky | #298 | 16 | 1 in 1,241 |
| Ohio | #305 | 38 | 1 in 1,427 |
| Wisconsin | #314 | 18 | 1 in 1,351 |
| Missouri | #331 | 20 | 1 in 1,427 |
| Indiana | #350 | 21 | 1 in 1,560 |
| Minnesota | #352 | 16 | 1 in 1,571 |
| Utah | #361 | 13 | 1 in 1,477 |
| Virginia | #383 | 21 | 1 in 1,862 |
| North Carolina | #396 | 26 | 1 in 1,963 |
| Idaho | #406 | 5 | 1 in 1,603 |
| Illinois | #435 | 24 | 1 in 2,246 |
| Georgia | #448 | 23 | 1 in 2,190 |
| Colorado | #485 | 11 | 1 in 2,348 |
| Texas | #501 | 62 | 1 in 2,760 |
| Michigan | #502 | 16 | 1 in 2,685 |
| Arizona | #558 | 11 | 1 in 2,966 |
| Louisiana | #581 | 8 | 1 in 2,717 |
| Pennsylvania | #654 | 13 | 1 in 4,266 |
| Florida | #831 | 16 | 1 in 5,797 |
| California | #953 | 24 | 1 in 7,891 |
| New Jersey | #1,036 | 5 | 1 in 8,111 |
| New York | #1,131 | 10 | 1 in 8,913 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| 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
- 98 spots since 2024 (#315 → #217)
- 307 spots since 2020 (#524 → #217)
- 1,536 spots since 2015 (#1,753 → #217)
- Biggest jump: 436 spots in 2018 (#1,149 → #713)
- Biggest drop: 382 spots in 1900 (#928 → #1,310)
- Debuted 1895
- Peaked 2025 at #217 (1,640 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 9 yrs · run 2018–2025
- Highest: 1 in 1,042 boys born in 2025 were named Baker (0.10%)
- 66.4% of all boys named Baker (5,467) were born in this decade
- 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.
Baker in 2021
Top girls' names in 2021
Top boys' names in 2021
More about 2021
girls
1,640,861 girls got a published name in 2021; 1 in 15,778 of them was named Baker, which outranked 89.3% of the 17,676 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,885Shirley105
- #1,885Starr105
- #1,885Tania105
- #1,897Baker104
- #1,897Amberly104
- #1,897Annaleigh104
- #1,897Ashanti104
- #1,910Adlee103
- #1,910Ali103
- #1,910Areli103
Tied with 12 names at #1,897; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,749,482 boys got a published name in 2021; 1 in 2,569 of them was named Baker, which outranked 96.8% of the 14,096 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).