Meaning and history
Baker is a modern given name taken from an English occupational surname, which originally identified someone who baked bread and comes from the Old English word bakere. Its use as a first name follows the broader practice of adopting family names and trades as personal names. Notable bearers include American football quarterback Baker Mayfield and Australian musician Baker Boy, the stage name of Danzal Baker.
20062006: 35 births, rank #3,083
2007: 68 births, rank #2,034
2008: 52 births, rank #2,432
2009: 63 births, rank #2,143
2010: 49 births, rank #2,511
20112011: 52 births, rank #2,403
2012: 53 births, rank #2,380
2013: 66 births, rank #2,044
2014: 68 births, rank #2,063
2015: 87 births, rank #1,753
20162016: 156 births, rank #1,208
2017: 165 births, rank #1,149
2018: 340 births, rank #713
2019: 620 births, rank #473
2020: 544 births, rank #524
20212021: 681 births, rank #449
2022: 713 births, rank #434
2023: 798 births, rank #397
2024: 1,091 births, rank #315
20252025: 1,640 births, rank #217
Baker rose from #315 to #217 for boys between 2024 and 2025. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 1,640.