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Baxter

Boy

Meaning of Baxter: English: 'baker'

Baxter is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3056th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1675th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3056

38 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1675

15 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,034

First recorded 1880 · peak 2014

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 11 babies1982: 20 babies1983: 6 babies1984: 8 babies1985: 17 babies1986: 17 babies1987: 18 babies1988: 29 babies1989: 39 babies1990: 38 babies19901991: 24 babies1992: 37 babies1993: 29 babies1994: 40 babies1995: 39 babies1996: 45 babies1997: 39 babies1998: 54 babies1999: 37 babies2000: 40 babies20002001: 40 babies2002: 38 babies2003: 38 babies2004: 46 babies2005: 48 babies2006: 35 babies2007: 32 babies2008: 58 babies2009: 38 babies2010: 38 babies20102011: 63 babies2012: 59 babies2013: 70 babies2014: 74 babies2015: 68 babies2016: 59 babies2017: 64 babies2018: 62 babies2019: 53 babies2020: 46 babies20202021: 32 babies2022: 34 babies2023: 28 babies2024: 40 babies2025: 38 babies
US babies named Baxter per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 74.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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