Name profile

Baxter

A name meaning "(female) baker".

PronunciationAmerican English /ˈbæk.stəɹ/; British English /ˈbæk.stə/
Usage languagesEnglish
US rank (2025)#3,128

Meaning and history

From an occupational surname meaning “female baker,” derived from Old English bæcere and a feminine agent suffix.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 35 births, rank #3,083
2007: 32 births, rank #3,379
2008: 58 births, rank #2,265
2009: 38 births, rank #3,045
2010: 38 births, rank #3,014
20112011: 63 births, rank #2,105
2012: 59 births, rank #2,209
2013: 70 births, rank #1,964
2014: 74 births, rank #1,945
2015: 68 births, rank #2,068
20162016: 59 births, rank #2,255
2017: 64 births, rank #2,130
2018: 62 births, rank #2,210
2019: 53 births, rank #2,491
2020: 46 births, rank #2,689
20212021: 32 births, rank #3,497
2022: 34 births, rank #3,412
2023: 28 births, rank #3,883
2024: 40 births, rank #3,045
20252025: 38 births, rank #3,128

Baxter moved from #919 to #953 for boys between 1924 and 1927. Its highest annual birth count came in 1924, with 58 births.