Baron

Where Baron comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Baron.

Baron through the years
  1. 1912
    First appearance
    #2,045 among boys with 7 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1959
    Baron Waqa born
    Nauruan politician
  3. 1966
    Peak, #589
    163 babies named Baron, its best rank.
  4. 1969
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #851.
  5. 1979
    Baron Davis born
    American basketball player
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Baron Waqa · Nauruan politician, born 1959
  • Baron Davis · American basketball player, born 1979
  • Baron Hill · American politician, born 1953
  • Baron Wolman · American photographer, 1937–2020
  • Baron Geisler · Filipino actor, born 1982

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.