Baker
Girl name · #1665 in 2025 · Rare
Baker is currently the #1665 girl name in the United States — 125 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #10148, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 14,400 girls born in 2025 was named Baker.
Babies named Baker per year. Source: SSA.
The 18-year story
Baker first appears in the Social Security records in 2007, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 125 babies and a rank of #1652. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Baker against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Baker in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Baker is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Baker will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Baker is most common
State-level data for Baker is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Baker
Statistically, parents drawn to Baker tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Walker, Bryer, Ryver, Klover, and Banks.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Baker | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 125 | #1652 |
| 2024 | 88 | #2150 |
| 2023 | 84 | #2229 |
| 2022 | 94 | #2048 |
| 2021 | 104 | #1897 |
| 2020 | 75 | #2341 |
| 2019 | 48 | #3272 |
| 2018 | 36 | #4001 |
| 2017 | 24 | #5338 |
| 2016 | 19 | #6401 |
| 2015 | 10 | #10148 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13069 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14962 |
| 2011 | 10 | #10374 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17294 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12579 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17636 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Baker a popular girl name?
Baker ranked #1665 among girls in 2025 with 125 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #10148.
When was the name Baker most popular?
Baker peaked in 2025, when 125 American girls received the name (ranked #1652 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Baker?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 14,400 newborn American girls was named Baker. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.