Baker is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 2025 and remains in steady use.
Baker is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #217 among boys (1,640) and #1,656 among girls (125) — overall #385 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,765 | 1,765 | #1,656 | #217 |
| 2024 | 1,179 | 1,179 | #2,155 | #315 |
| 2023 | 882 | 882 | #2,235 | #397 |
| 2022 | 807 | 807 | #2,051 | #434 |
| 2021 | 785 | 785 | #1,900 | #449 |
| 2020 | 619 | 619 | #2,345 | #524 |
| 2019 | 668 | 668 | #3,282 | #473 |
| 2018 | 376 | 376 | #4,013 | #713 |
| 2017 | 189 | 189 | #5,389 | #1,149 |
| 2016 | 175 | 175 | #6,451 | #1,208 |
| 2015 | 97 | 97 | #10,258 | #1,753 |
| 2014 | 75 | 75 | #13,289 | #2,065 |
| 2013 | 66 | 66 | — | #2,046 |
| 2012 | 59 | 59 | #15,252 | #2,383 |
| 2011 | 62 | 62 | #10,515 | #2,407 |
| 2010 | 49 | 49 | — | #2,517 |
| 2009 | 68 | 68 | #17,716 | #2,145 |
| 2008 | 60 | 60 | #12,759 | #2,434 |
| 2007 | 73 | 73 | #18,028 | #2,038 |
| 2006 | 35 | 35 | — | #3,091 |
| 2005 | 49 | 49 | — | #2,369 |
| 2004 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,223 |
| 2003 | 35 | 35 | — | #2,789 |
| 2002 | 32 | 32 | — | #2,891 |
| 2001 | 26 | 26 | — | #3,330 |
| 2000 | 25 | 25 | — | #3,309 |
| 1999 | 27 | 27 | — | #3,038 |
| 1998 | 24 | 24 | — | #3,202 |
| 1997 | 15 | — | — | #4,264 |
| 1996 | 27 | — | — | #2,754 |
| 1995 | 20 | — | — | #3,314 |
| 1994 | 8 | — | — | #6,427 |
| 1993 | 26 | — | — | #2,705 |
| 1992 | 12 | — | — | #4,590 |
| 1991 | 20 | — | — | #3,115 |
| 1990 | 14 | — | — | #3,992 |
| 1989 | 12 | — | — | #4,286 |
| 1988 | 11 | — | — | #4,179 |
| 1987 | 11 | — | — | #3,989 |
| 1986 | 11 | — | — | #3,902 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | — | #5,192 |
| 1984 | 10 | — | — | #3,943 |
| 1983 | 11 | — | — | #3,646 |
| 1979 | 8 | — | — | #4,444 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | — | #5,672 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | — | #5,543 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | — | #5,167 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | — | #4,780 |
| 1965 | 5 | — | — | #3,964 |
| 1962 | 8 | — | — | #3,060 |
| 1959 | 11 | — | — | #2,541 |
| 1955 | 6 | — | — | #3,534 |
| 1954 | 6 | — | — | #3,477 |
| 1951 | 5 | — | — | #3,753 |
| 1950 | 9 | — | — | #2,595 |
| 1949 | 7 | — | — | #3,042 |
| 1947 | 7 | — | — | #3,109 |
| 1946 | 10 | — | — | #2,409 |
| 1945 | 6 | — | — | #3,012 |
| 1944 | 8 | — | — | #2,646 |
| 1943 | 7 | — | — | #2,988 |
| 1942 | 8 | — | — | #2,721 |
| 1941 | 6 | — | — | #3,168 |
| 1940 | 10 | — | — | #2,336 |
| 1936 | 9 | — | — | #2,466 |
| 1935 | 7 | — | — | #2,977 |
| 1934 | 8 | — | — | #2,760 |
| 1933 | 6 | — | — | #3,304 |
| 1932 | 12 | — | — | #2,199 |
| 1931 | 8 | — | — | #2,882 |
| 1930 | 6 | — | — | #3,625 |
| 1929 | 9 | — | — | #2,784 |
| 1928 | 5 | — | — | #4,200 |
| 1927 | 14 | — | — | #2,208 |
| 1926 | 11 | — | — | #2,580 |
| 1925 | 15 | — | — | #2,098 |
| 1924 | 9 | — | — | #3,043 |
| 1923 | 16 | — | — | #2,028 |
| 1922 | 14 | — | — | #2,251 |
| 1921 | 13 | — | — | #2,385 |
| 1920 | 16 | — | — | #2,057 |
| 1919 | 11 | — | — | #2,522 |
| 1918 | 16 | — | — | #2,006 |
| 1917 | 13 | — | — | #2,195 |
| 1916 | 7 | — | — | #3,204 |
| 1915 | 17 | — | — | #1,710 |
| 1914 | 11 | — | — | #1,981 |
| 1912 | 9 | — | — | #1,760 |
| 1904 | 5 | — | — | #1,220 |
| 1900 | 5 | — | — | #1,326 |
| 1899 | 6 | — | — | #940 |
| 1895 | 5 | — | — | #1,092 |