Is Baxter a boy or girl name?
Baxter is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 40 boys were named Baxter, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 3,996 US babies named Baxter were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,042
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Baxter since 1880
- 3,996
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 74 babies
Boys and girls named Baxter, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 88 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 76 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 84 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 319 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 418 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 342 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 296 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 286 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 205 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 125 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 172 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 382 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 413 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 610 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 180 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 40 | #3,042 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 28 | #3,893 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 34 | #3,418 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 32 | #3,506 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 46 | #2,694 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 53 | #2,490 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 62 | #2,214 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 64 | #2,134 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 59 | #2,256 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 68 | #2,068 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 74 | #1,946 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 70 | #1,968 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 59 | #2,213 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 63 | #2,107 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 38 | #3,019 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 38 | #3,050 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 58 | #2,271 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 32 | #3,382 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 35 | #3,092 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 48 | #2,401 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 46 | #2,424 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 38 | #2,624 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 38 | #2,562 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 40 | #2,431 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 40 | #2,381 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 37 | #2,406 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 54 | #1,835 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 39 | #2,203 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 45 | #1,962 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 39 | #2,106 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 40 | #2,046 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 29 | #2,520 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 37 | #2,089 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 24 | #2,757 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 38 | #1,973 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 39 | #1,897 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 29 | #2,148 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 18 | #2,846 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 17 | #2,902 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 17 | #2,844 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,592 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,549 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 20 | #2,432 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,627 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,981 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,890 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,124 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 9 | #3,867 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 13 | #2,961 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,453 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,557 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 16 | #2,412 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 16 | #2,335 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 18 | #2,210 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 15 | #2,405 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 17 | #2,052 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 13 | #2,325 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 17 | #1,912 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 13 | #2,227 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 19 | #1,809 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 27 | #1,512 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 22 | #1,699 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 21 | #1,766 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 24 | #1,639 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 32 | #1,403 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 33 | #1,361 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 31 | #1,398 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 22 | #1,719 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 29 | #1,450 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 30 | #1,400 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 26 | #1,499 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 28 | #1,429 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 31 | #1,350 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 29 | #1,377 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 27 | #1,398 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 24 | #1,506 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 36 | #1,197 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 40 | #1,149 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 39 | #1,111 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 22 | #1,410 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 30 | #1,215 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 39 | #1,088 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 19 | #1,632 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 29 | #1,234 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 18 | #1,634 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 34 | #1,104 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 36 | #1,076 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 29 | #1,235 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 31 | #1,183 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 37 | #1,061 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 30 | #1,217 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 40 | #1,016 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 30 | #1,238 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 38 | #1,102 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 37 | #1,154 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 28 | #1,339 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 35 | #1,213 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 53 | #953 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 40 | #1,127 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 29 | #1,362 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 58 | #919 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 45 | #1,058 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 44 | #1,059 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 42 | #1,088 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 44 | #1,048 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 43 | #1,035 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 36 | #1,155 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 46 | #947 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 41 | #999 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 40 | #997 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 40 | #856 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 27 | #950 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 24 | #919 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 12 | #984 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 10 | #1,048 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 10 | #957 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 11 | #828 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 9 | #936 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,128 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 8 | #932 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 7 | #972 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 7 | #917 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 9 | #799 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 7 | #863 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 10 | #842 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,061 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 7 | #894 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 10 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 10 | #731 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 7 | #881 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 7 | #866 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 8 | #774 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 8 | #802 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 5 | #983 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 9 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 7 | #800 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 10 | #654 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 12 | #518 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 13 | #515 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 8 | #705 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 8 | #709 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 6 | #810 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 7 | #764 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 6 | #792 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 11 | #573 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Baxter reached #515 in 1886. It has never been ranked as a girl name. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Baxter
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.