Baker
An English occupational surname for someone who baked bread, from Old English baecere. It has joined the trade surnames now used as first names.
Baker in 2025
Baker was given to 1,765 babies in the United States in 2025 — 1,640 boys and 125 girls, making it the 385th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 1,878 babies born.
The history of Baker
Baker reached its highest point in 2025, when 1,765 babies were given the name, ranking 385th that year.
Across the 131 years of records since 1895, 8,982 babies have been named Baker. Half of them were born before 2022, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Baker by decade
| Decade | Babies named Baker | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 11 | 2,186 |
| 1900s | 10 | 2,882 |
| 1910s | 84 | 3,392 |
| 1920s | 122 | 4,037 |
| 1930s | 56 | 4,311 |
| 1940s | 69 | 4,639 |
| 1950s | 37 | 5,753 |
| 1960s | 13 | 7,280 |
| 1970s | 28 | 10,910 |
| 1980s | 73 | 8,868 |
| 1990s | 193 | 6,470 |
| 2000s | 433 | 4,393 |
| 2010s | 1,816 | 918 |
| 2020s | 6,037 | 385 |
Where Baker is heading
Baker has grown more than 18 times over the past decade, from 97 babies in 2015 to 1,765 in 2025.
Names like Baker
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Baker.