Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Baker

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Baker
Occupation name

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Surname
  • Trade/Occupational

Pronunciation

b(a)-ker

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #217, 1,640 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #1652, 125 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20251,640125
20241,08988
202379884
202271294
2021681104
202054475
201962048
201834036
201716524
201615619

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #2938, 7 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
20257
2024–
20236
20225
20215
20206
20197
20184
20177
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #318, 10 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
202310
2022–
20216
2020–
20195
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence