Baker

Popularity Trends

The name Baker is the #3,486 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 6,034 recorded births since 1895. This represents the 55.0% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 55.0% of all names). For boys, it ranks #1,608 (64.9% percentile) for all time with 5,499 births since 1895. For girls, it ranks #5,181 (9.3% percentile) for all time with 535 births since 2007.

Baker first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1895 (1895 for boys and 2007 for girls). Birth data for Baker is available in 90 out of the 129 years between 1895 and 2023 (90 years for boys and 15 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Baker has been given almost exclusively to boys, with 91.1% of all recorded births being male. In 2023, 90.5% of babies named Baker were boys.

For boys, Baker reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 59.6% percentile (ranked #369) with 436 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 436 births per million (ranked 59.6% percentile). Despite a peak around 1987, the name has seen a recent rise in popularity for boys. Currently, Baker is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #369 (59.6% percentile) with 436 births per million.

For girls, Baker reached its peak popularity in 2021, achieving the 10.6% percentile (ranked #837) with 58 births per million. The name was most common in 2021, with 58 births per million (ranked 10.6% percentile). Over the past 5 years, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Baker ranks #868 for girls (8.4% percentile) with 48 births per million, which is 82.7% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Baker".

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Key Statistics

Total Births

535

Peak Births

104

Peak Year

2021

First Recorded

2007

Peak Percentile

10.6%

Current Percentile

8.4%

Peak Rank

#837

Current Rank

#868

Female statistics

Total Births

5,499

Peak Births

798

Peak Year

2023

First Recorded

1895

Peak Percentile

59.6%

Current Percentile

59.6%

Peak Rank

#369

Current Rank

#369

Male statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Baker", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Baker.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Baker's popularity from 1970 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Baker at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Baker range from Kairo at 99.2% correlation to Azai at 98.3% correlation, with an average correlation level of 98.6%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Kehlani with 10.5K births (100% girls) and the least popular is Kaoir with 366 births (96% girls).

Baker's share of births peaked at 483.8 births per million in 2023 (58 for girls in 2021 and 435.8 for boys in 2023). It reached its lowest point of 2.6 births per million (1% of peak) in 1951.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Kairo

8,375

99.19% (very strong)

Kaoir

366

98.81% (very strong)

Everlynn

528

98.63% (very strong)

Kyro

2,091

98.62% (very strong)

Kahlani

1,587

98.62% (very strong)

Beauden

546

98.56% (very strong)

Cairo

8,000

98.54% (very strong)

Dream

6,615

98.53% (very strong)

Kehlani

10.5k

98.47% (very strong)

Ahlani

801

98.44% (very strong)

Kartier

1,461

98.40% (very strong)

Azai

1,020

98.34% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Baker

Our model found one way to pronounce the name Baker. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 100.0% confident that Baker is pronounced as BAY-ker, which has 2 syllables.

BAY-ker

100.0%

BAY-ker (2 syllables)

Verified

100.0% confidence

B EY1 K ER0

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like B EY1 K ER0) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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