Baker Boy
How popular is Baker?
#217 boy name in 2025
1,640 baby boys were named Baker in the US in 2025, making it the 217th most popular boy name. Another 125 girls got the name (#1,652 for girls).
Baker popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #217 for boys (▲ 98 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,640 boys, 125 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+1785% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,753 in 2015, #524 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (1,640 boys) |
| Highest rank | #217 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1895 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 91% boys, 9% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Baker counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Baker family of names ranked #223 for boys in 2025 (#309 the year before), with 1,684 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Baker | 1,640 | 97% |
| Bayker | 44 | 3% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Baker is most popular
Babies named Baker per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Oklahoma: 2.9 per 1,000 (254 boys)
- South Dakota: 2.8 per 1,000 (53 boys)
- Nebraska: 2.8 per 1,000 (122 boys)
- Kansas: 2.3 per 1,000 (160 boys)
- North Dakota: 1.9 per 1,000 (32 boys)
Baker by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 11 | #927 |
| 1900s | 10 | #1,204 |
| 1910s | 84 | #1,706 |
| 1920s | 122 | #2,019 |
| 1930s | 56 | #2,191 |
| 1940s | 69 | #2,322 |
| 1950s | 37 | #2,529 |
| 1960s | 13 | #3,040 |
| 1970s | 28 | #4,401 |
| 1980s | 73 | #3,629 |
| 1990s | 193 | #2,691 |
| 2000s | 415 | #2,034 |
| 2010s | 1,656 | #473 |
| 2020s | 5,467 | #217 |
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Questions
- Is Baker a boy or girl name?
- Baker is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 91% of babies named Baker were boys.
- How popular is the name Baker?
- 1,640 baby boys were named Baker in the US in 2025, making it the 217th most popular boy name. Another 125 girls got the name (#1,652 for girls).
- When was Baker most popular?
- Baker peaked in 2025, when 1,640 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #217 in 2025.
- How many people are named Baker?
- 8,982 babies have been named Baker in the US since 1880. We estimate about 8,616 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 4.
- Where is Baker most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Baker was most common in Oklahoma, at 2.9 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.