Baron Boy
How popular is Baron?
#1,370 boy name in 2025
135 baby boys were named Baron in the US in 2025, making it the 1370th most popular boy name.
Baron popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,370 for boys (▲ 140 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 135 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+1% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,317 in 2015, #1,503 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2008 (196 boys) |
| Highest rank | #589 in 1966 |
| First recorded | 1912 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Baron counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Barron family of names ranked #552 for boys in 2025 (#636 the year before), with 516 babies in all.
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 Baron is most popular
Babies named Baron per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (44 boys)
- Kansas: 0.1 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- Ohio: 0.1 per 1,000 (20 boys)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (63 boys)
- Michigan: 0.1 per 1,000 (14 boys)
Baron by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 76 | #1,904 |
| 1920s | 64 | #2,186 |
| 1930s | 99 | #1,997 |
| 1940s | 251 | #971 |
| 1950s | 495 | #968 |
| 1960s | 933 | #589 |
| 1970s | 735 | #767 |
| 1980s | 687 | #995 |
| 1990s | 619 | #1,196 |
| 2000s | 1,029 | #995 |
| 2010s | 1,389 | #1,145 |
| 2020s | 682 | #1,370 |
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Questions
- Is Baron a boy or girl name?
- Baron is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Baron were boys.
- How popular is the name Baron?
- 135 baby boys were named Baron in the US in 2025, making it the 1370th most popular boy name.
- When was Baron most popular?
- Baron peaked in 2008, when 196 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #589 in 1966.
- How many people are named Baron?
- 7,059 babies have been named Baron in the US since 1880. We estimate about 6,253 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 27.
- Where is Baron most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Baron was most common in Florida, at 0.1 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.