Is Baby a boy or girl name?
Baby is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 15 girls and 6 boys were named Baby, so 71.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 49% of the 12,403 US babies named Baby were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #11,064
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,272
- Babies named Baby since 1912
- 12,403
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 672 babies
Boys and girls named Baby, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | 66 | 93% |
| 1920s | 101 | 251 | 71.3% |
| 1930s | 77 | 174 | 69.3% |
| 1940s | 22 | 88 | 80% |
| 1950s | 25 | 48 | 65.8% |
| 1960s | 0 | 15 | 100% |
| 1970s | 215 | 169 | 44% |
| 1980s | 1,042 | 867 | 45.4% |
| 1990s | 2,952 | 2,616 | 47% |
| 2000s | 1,521 | 1,439 | 48.6% |
| 2010s | 227 | 222 | 49.4% |
| 2020s | 138 | 123 | 47.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #11,064 | 15 | #7,272 |
| 2023 | 27 | #4,007 | 28 | #4,760 |
| 2022 | 43 | #2,922 | 19 | #6,256 |
| 2021 | 34 | #3,365 | 36 | #4,028 |
| 2020 | 28 | #3,737 | 25 | #5,031 |
| 2019 | 39 | #3,059 | 24 | #5,332 |
| 2018 | 37 | #3,113 | 31 | #4,471 |
| 2017 | 32 | #3,446 | 32 | #4,406 |
| 2016 | 18 | #5,150 | 23 | #5,647 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,364 | 28 | #4,878 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,333 | 16 | #7,363 |
| 2013 | 18 | #4,995 | 19 | #6,509 |
| 2012 | 20 | #4,708 | 12 | #9,190 |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,453 | 17 | #7,156 |
| 2010 | 21 | #4,534 | 20 | #6,418 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,580 | 26 | #5,407 |
| 2008 | 21 | #4,554 | 27 | #5,308 |
| 2007 | 18 | #5,015 | 28 | #5,114 |
| 2006 | 33 | #3,230 | 23 | #5,739 |
| 2005 | 185 | #945 | 128 | #1,590 |
| 2004 | 226 | #798 | 211 | #1,087 |
| 2003 | 245 | #737 | 245 | #955 |
| 2002 | 228 | #757 | 237 | #945 |
| 2001 | 268 | #678 | 251 | #902 |
| 2000 | 281 | #646 | 263 | #844 |
| 1999 | 267 | #646 | 240 | #889 |
| 1998 | 225 | #729 | 234 | #900 |
| 1997 | 240 | #677 | 235 | #868 |
| 1996 | 264 | #637 | 220 | #895 |
| 1995 | 334 | #558 | 308 | #692 |
| 1994 | 373 | #524 | 299 | #699 |
| 1993 | 331 | #559 | 296 | #720 |
| 1992 | 333 | #559 | 294 | #726 |
| 1991 | 314 | #569 | 263 | #781 |
| 1990 | 271 | #611 | 227 | #864 |
| 1989 | 266 | #601 | 226 | #836 |
| 1988 | 171 | #719 | 161 | #1,016 |
| 1987 | 139 | #781 | 109 | #1,281 |
| 1986 | 103 | #896 | 81 | #1,516 |
| 1985 | 91 | #956 | 100 | #1,323 |
| 1984 | 88 | #938 | 53 | #1,945 |
| 1983 | 54 | #1,253 | 60 | #1,771 |
| 1982 | 63 | #1,153 | 32 | #2,837 |
| 1981 | 45 | #1,413 | 23 | #3,539 |
| 1980 | 22 | #2,286 | 22 | #3,624 |
| 1979 | 24 | #2,110 | 22 | #3,550 |
| 1978 | 19 | #2,384 | 12 | #5,239 |
| 1977 | 18 | #2,465 | 29 | #2,783 |
| 1976 | 37 | #1,471 | 32 | #2,489 |
| 1975 | 36 | #1,479 | 17 | #3,786 |
| 1974 | 20 | #2,132 | 17 | #3,704 |
| 1973 | 24 | #1,822 | 12 | #4,597 |
| 1972 | 13 | #2,671 | 9 | #5,505 |
| 1971 | 13 | #2,688 | 19 | #3,380 |
| 1970 | 11 | #2,907 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,487 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,681 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,309 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,145 |
| 1956 | 5 | #3,982 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,256 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,738 |
| 1953 | 5 | #3,844 | 5 | #5,722 |
| 1952 | 9 | #2,687 | 7 | #4,517 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,348 | 10 | #3,441 |
| 1949 | 5 | #3,724 | 5 | #5,294 |
| 1948 | 6 | #3,340 | 10 | #3,367 |
| 1947 | 6 | #3,396 | 12 | #3,073 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,466 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,153 |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,460 | 8 | #3,398 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,744 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,678 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,545 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,976 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,433 |
| 1938 | 7 | #2,886 | 12 | #2,462 |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,196 | 7 | #3,467 |
| 1936 | 10 | #2,308 | 14 | #2,163 |
| 1935 | 5 | #3,686 | 17 | #1,929 |
| 1934 | 8 | #2,758 | 17 | #1,926 |
| 1933 | 12 | #2,105 | 16 | #1,976 |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,395 | 22 | #1,634 |
| 1931 | 12 | #2,215 | 29 | #1,376 |
| 1930 | 11 | #2,455 | 28 | #1,463 |
| 1929 | 15 | #2,007 | 38 | #1,215 |
| 1928 | 9 | #2,863 | 43 | #1,164 |
| 1927 | 11 | #2,538 | 36 | #1,333 |
| 1926 | 11 | #2,579 | 36 | #1,307 |
| 1925 | 12 | #2,446 | 31 | #1,471 |
| 1924 | 11 | #2,661 | 24 | #1,775 |
| 1923 | 10 | #2,780 | 12 | #2,744 |
| 1922 | 9 | #3,035 | 13 | #2,624 |
| 1921 | 7 | #3,551 | 8 | #3,703 |
| 1920 | 6 | #3,853 | 10 | #3,121 |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,204 | 11 | #2,827 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,542 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,904 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,845 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,465 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 5 | #3,674 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 8 | #2,354 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 7 | #2,391 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Baby reached #524 in 1994. As a girl name, it reached #692 in 1995. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Baby
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.