Baker was the #217 boys' name in the US in 2025 (1,640 babies), and #2,952 in England & Wales.
Baker as a boy’s name
US
England & Wales
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list.Official rank; #1 at the top. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.Show the numbers
Year
US
England & Wales
2025
#217 (1,640)
#2,952 (7)
2024
#315 (1,091)
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2023
#397 (798)
#3,113 (6)
2022
#434 (713)
#3,450 (5)
2021
#449 (681)
#3,451 (5)
2020
#524 (544)
#2,960 (6)
2019
#473 (620)
#2,728 (7)
2018
#713 (340)
#3,959 (4)
2017
#1,149 (165)
#2,734 (7)
2016
#1,208 (156)
#4,810 (3)
2015
#1,753 (87)
#3,908 (4)
2014
#2,063 (68)
#2,964 (6)
2013
#2,044 (66)
#2,954 (6)
2012
#2,380 (53)
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2011
#2,403 (52)
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The tide so far
Peaked in the US in 2025 at #217.
Rising over the last five years.
First recorded in the US in 1895.
In 2025, 7% of US babies named Baker were girls.
How common is it?
about 1 in 1,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.
In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 1. How we work this out.
How common, country by country
Where
Sex
Latest year
Share
Verdict
US
Boys
2025
about 1 in 1,000
uncommon
England & Wales
Boys
2025
about 1 in 38,000
rare
Next year
On its recent trend, Baker is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 950 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 720 to 1 in 1,200.