Baby is an established name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1994 and has since faded.
Baby is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,177 among boys (14) and #10,223 among girls (9) — overall #9,430 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | #10,223 | #6,177 |
| 2024 | 51 | 51 | #4,785 | #4,454 |
| 2023 | 62 | 62 | #4,377 | #3,725 |
| 2022 | 69 | 69 | #6,025 | #2,677 |
| 2021 | 74 | 74 | #3,944 | #3,186 |
| 2020 | 55 | 55 | #5,033 | #3,582 |
| 2019 | 63 | 63 | #5,332 | #3,060 |
| 2018 | 68 | 68 | #4,471 | #3,113 |
| 2017 | 65 | 65 | #4,407 | #3,388 |
| 2016 | 43 | 43 | #5,479 | #4,969 |
| 2015 | 41 | 41 | #4,878 | #6,366 |
| 2014 | 29 | 29 | #7,364 | #6,336 |
| 2013 | 37 | 37 | #6,509 | #4,997 |
| 2012 | 32 | 32 | #9,192 | #4,708 |
| 2011 | 33 | 33 | #7,159 | #5,453 |
| 2010 | 41 | 41 | #6,418 | #4,535 |
| 2009 | 43 | 43 | #5,408 | #5,351 |
| 2008 | 48 | 48 | #5,308 | #4,555 |
| 2007 | 46 | 46 | #5,114 | #5,015 |
| 2006 | 57 | 57 | #5,739 | #3,158 |
| 2005 | 313 | 313 | #1,590 | #945 |
| 2004 | 437 | 437 | #1,087 | #798 |
| 2003 | 490 | 490 | #955 | #737 |
| 2002 | 465 | 465 | #945 | #757 |
| 2001 | 519 | 519 | #902 | #678 |
| 2000 | 544 | 544 | #844 | #646 |
| 1999 | 507 | 507 | #889 | #646 |
| 1998 | 459 | 459 | #900 | #729 |
| 1997 | 475 | — | #868 | #677 |
| 1996 | 484 | — | #895 | #637 |
| 1995 | 642 | — | #692 | #558 |
| 1994 | 672 | — | #699 | #524 |
| 1993 | 627 | — | #720 | #559 |
| 1992 | 627 | — | #726 | #559 |
| 1991 | 577 | — | #781 | #569 |
| 1990 | 498 | — | #864 | #611 |
| 1989 | 492 | — | #836 | #601 |
| 1988 | 332 | — | #1,016 | #718 |
| 1987 | 248 | — | #1,281 | #782 |
| 1986 | 184 | — | #1,516 | #896 |
| 1985 | 191 | — | #1,323 | #956 |
| 1984 | 141 | — | #1,945 | #938 |
| 1983 | 114 | — | #1,771 | #1,253 |
| 1982 | 95 | — | #2,837 | #1,153 |
| 1981 | 68 | — | #3,539 | #1,413 |
| 1980 | 44 | — | #3,623 | #2,286 |
| 1979 | 46 | — | #3,550 | #2,110 |
| 1978 | 31 | — | #5,240 | #2,384 |
| 1977 | 47 | — | #2,783 | #2,466 |
| 1976 | 69 | — | #2,490 | #1,471 |
| 1975 | 53 | — | #3,786 | #1,479 |
| 1974 | 37 | — | #3,705 | #2,132 |
| 1973 | 36 | — | #4,597 | #1,821 |
| 1972 | 22 | — | #5,508 | #2,670 |
| 1971 | 32 | — | #3,381 | #2,689 |
| 1970 | 11 | — | — | #2,908 |
| 1969 | 8 | — | #5,487 | — |
| 1968 | 7 | — | #5,681 | — |
| 1959 | 5 | — | #6,310 | — |
| 1957 | 5 | — | #6,145 | — |
| 1956 | 5 | — | — | #3,982 |
| 1955 | 6 | — | #5,256 | — |
| 1954 | 10 | — | #3,739 | — |
| 1953 | 10 | — | #5,721 | #3,843 |
| 1952 | 16 | — | #4,517 | #2,688 |
| 1950 | 16 | — | #3,441 | #3,348 |
| 1949 | 10 | — | #5,294 | #3,724 |
| 1948 | 16 | — | #3,367 | #3,341 |
| 1947 | 18 | — | #3,073 | #3,394 |
| 1946 | 6 | — | #4,466 | — |
| 1945 | 9 | — | #3,153 | — |
| 1944 | 13 | — | #3,398 | #3,460 |
| 1943 | 5 | — | #4,744 | — |
| 1942 | 12 | — | #2,678 | — |
| 1941 | 12 | — | #2,544 | — |
| 1940 | 9 | — | #2,976 | — |
| 1939 | 12 | — | #2,433 | — |
| 1938 | 19 | — | #2,462 | #2,886 |
| 1937 | 13 | — | #3,467 | #3,196 |
| 1936 | 24 | — | #2,163 | #2,309 |
| 1935 | 22 | — | #1,929 | #3,686 |
| 1934 | 25 | — | #1,926 | #2,759 |
| 1933 | 28 | — | #1,976 | #2,105 |
| 1932 | 28 | — | #1,634 | #3,395 |
| 1931 | 41 | — | #1,376 | #2,215 |
| 1930 | 39 | — | #1,463 | #2,455 |
| 1929 | 53 | — | #1,215 | #2,007 |
| 1928 | 52 | — | #1,164 | #2,863 |
| 1927 | 47 | — | #1,333 | #2,538 |
| 1926 | 47 | — | #1,307 | #2,579 |
| 1925 | 43 | — | #1,471 | #2,446 |
| 1924 | 35 | — | #1,775 | #2,661 |
| 1923 | 22 | — | #2,744 | #2,780 |
| 1922 | 22 | — | #2,624 | #3,035 |
| 1921 | 15 | — | #3,703 | #3,551 |
| 1920 | 16 | — | #3,121 | #3,853 |
| 1919 | 16 | — | #2,827 | #4,204 |
| 1918 | 8 | — | #3,542 | — |
| 1917 | 10 | — | #2,904 | — |
| 1916 | 10 | — | #2,845 | — |
| 1915 | 7 | — | #3,465 | — |
| 1914 | 5 | — | #3,674 | — |
| 1913 | 8 | — | #2,354 | — |
| 1912 | 7 | — | #2,391 | — |