Is Baker a boy or girl name?
Baker is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 88 girls and 1,089 boys were named Baker, so 7.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 8.6% of the 7,214 US babies named Baker were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #313
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,148
- Babies named Baker since 1895
- 7,214
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 1,177 babies
Boys and girls named Baker, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 84 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 122 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 56 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 69 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 37 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 13 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 28 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 73 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 193 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 415 | 18 | 4.2% |
| 2010s | 1,656 | 160 | 8.8% |
| 2020s | 3,824 | 445 | 10.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,089 | #313 | 88 | #2,148 |
| 2023 | 798 | #397 | 84 | #2,233 |
| 2022 | 712 | #434 | 94 | #2,051 |
| 2021 | 681 | #449 | 104 | #1,898 |
| 2020 | 544 | #524 | 75 | #2,345 |
| 2019 | 620 | #473 | 48 | #3,279 |
| 2018 | 340 | #713 | 36 | #4,013 |
| 2017 | 165 | #1,149 | 24 | #5,387 |
| 2016 | 156 | #1,208 | 19 | #6,449 |
| 2015 | 87 | #1,753 | 10 | #10,254 |
| 2014 | 68 | #2,065 | 7 | #13,286 |
| 2013 | 66 | #2,046 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 53 | #2,383 | 6 | #15,252 |
| 2011 | 52 | #2,406 | 10 | #10,513 |
| 2010 | 49 | #2,517 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 63 | #2,145 | 5 | #17,715 |
| 2008 | 52 | #2,434 | 8 | #12,756 |
| 2007 | 68 | #2,037 | 5 | #18,026 |
| 2006 | 35 | #3,090 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 49 | #2,369 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 30 | #3,223 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 35 | #2,788 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 32 | #2,891 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 26 | #3,330 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 25 | #3,309 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 27 | #3,038 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 24 | #3,202 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,264 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 27 | #2,754 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 20 | #3,314 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,428 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 26 | #2,706 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,590 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 20 | #3,115 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 14 | #3,992 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,285 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,178 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 11 | #3,988 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 11 | #3,902 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,192 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,943 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,645 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,445 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,672 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,543 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,167 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,780 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,964 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,061 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 11 | #2,542 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,534 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,477 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #3,753 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 9 | #2,595 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 7 | #3,042 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 7 | #3,109 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 10 | #2,409 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 6 | #3,012 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 8 | #2,646 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 7 | #2,988 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 8 | #2,721 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,168 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 10 | #2,336 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 9 | #2,466 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 7 | #2,977 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 8 | #2,759 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,304 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 12 | #2,199 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 8 | #2,882 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 6 | #3,625 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 9 | #2,784 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,200 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 14 | #2,208 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 11 | #2,580 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 15 | #2,098 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 9 | #3,043 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 16 | #2,028 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 14 | #2,251 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 13 | #2,385 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 16 | #2,057 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 11 | #2,522 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 16 | #2,006 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 13 | #2,195 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 7 | #3,204 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 17 | #1,710 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 11 | #1,981 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 9 | #1,760 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,220 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,326 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 6 | #940 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,092 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Baker reached #313 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #1,898 in 2021. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Baker
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.