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Baby
UnisexMeaning of Baby: English: 'infant'
Baby is a unisex name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4264th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 981st in England & Wales.
US rank 2025
#4264
23 babies in 2025
England & Wales 2024
#981
31 babies in 2024
US babies since 1880
12,481
First recorded 1912 · peak 1994
Trend
stable
Style: uncommon
Popularity over time
Gender split
51% boys · 49% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.
Origins & cultures
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US #233UK #31
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US #22UK #75
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US #44UK #63
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US #78UK #18
English · 2 syllables
US #40UK #5
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US #16UK #22
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US #16UK #42
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US #38UK #131
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Other names starting with B
Hebrew · 3 syllables
US #11UK #61
Scottish · 2 syllables
US #400UK #16
Italian · 2 syllables
US #141UK #76
English · 1 syllable
US #176UK #104
French · 1 syllable
US #61UK #110
Latin · 2 syllables
US #507UK #114
Irish · 1 syllable
US #347UK #538
Scottish · 2 syllables
US #246UK #99
English · 2 syllables
US #1064UK #82
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US #269UK #664
English · 2 syllables
US #1031UK #127
Irish · 1 syllable
US #343UK #486