Baer
Baer is a name with a single cultural origin: Limburgish.
- Limburgish
Meaning & Origin of Baer
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Baer is a name with a single cultural origin: Limburgish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Limburgish
The Story of Baer
American parents first put Baer on the record books as a baby boy name in 2007, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 26 Baers were born — ranking #4,086 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 48% of all recorded Baers. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #5,622 among baby boy names with 16 births, holding steady (+5%). In total, more than 273 Baers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Baer
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Baer. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Albaer
- Bèr
- Hoebaer
- Lambaer
- Nor
- Norbaer
Names that sound like Baer
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Baer
Baer is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2007 and has accumulated 273 births in the dataset. Baer's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #4,086. Use the chart and map above to compare Baer's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.