Bauer is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2019 and remains in steady use.
Bauer is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,486 for boy births in the United States (and #5,350 across all names), given to 54 babies. Bauer first appears in 1996 and peaked in 2019 (62 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 54 | 54 | — | #2,486 |
| 2024 | 38 | 38 | — | #3,170 |
| 2023 | 46 | 46 | — | #2,769 |
| 2022 | 53 | 53 | #13,858 | #2,757 |
| 2021 | 54 | 54 | — | #2,465 |
| 2020 | 59 | 59 | — | #2,296 |
| 2019 | 62 | 62 | — | #2,235 |
| 2018 | 51 | 51 | — | #2,510 |
| 2017 | 47 | 47 | — | #2,640 |
| 2016 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,791 |
| 2015 | 34 | 34 | — | #3,302 |
| 2014 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,543 |
| 2013 | 36 | 36 | — | #3,066 |
| 2012 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,539 |
| 2011 | 39 | 39 | — | #2,953 |
| 2010 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,252 |
| 2009 | 34 | 34 | — | #3,279 |
| 2008 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,410 |
| 2007 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,697 |
| 2006 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,550 |
| 2005 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,207 |
| 2004 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,028 |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,300 |
| 2002 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,103 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | — | #10,740 |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,511 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | — | #9,777 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | — | #9,414 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | — | #9,142 |