Baxter

Where Baxter comes from

From Middle English bakster, bakestre, from Old English bæcestre (“baker”), equivalent to bake + -ster.
— Wiktionary's entry for Baxter
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1826
    Baxter Edwards Perry born
    American politician in Massachusetts
  2. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #571 among boys — 11 babies in the first year on record.
  3. 1886
    Peak, #512
    13 babies named Baxter — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1891
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #963.
  5. 1945
    Baxter Black born
    American cowboy, poet, veterinarian and radio commentator
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Baxter Edwards Perry · American politician in Massachusetts, 1826–1906
  • Baxter Black · American cowboy, poet, veterinarian and radio commentator, 1945–2022
  • Baxter B. Stiles · American mayor, 1824–1889

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.