Baker
A baker is a tradesperson who bakes and sometimes sells breads and other products made of flour by using an oven or other concentrated heat source. The place where a baker works is called a bakery.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Baker
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
A baker is a tradesperson who bakes and sometimes sells breads and other products made of flour by using an oven or other concentrated heat source. The place where a baker works is called a bakery.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
Origin & history
The Story of Baker
As a girl name
Baker first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2007, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2021: 104 births, good for #1,895 nationwide. About 78% of every Baker on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Baker ranks #2,128 for girls with 90 births, rising sharply (+55% over the past five years). All told, over 803 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Baker on the record books as a boy name in 1895, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 1,124 Bakers were born — ranking #298 that year. About 68% of every Baker on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Baker ranks #298 for boys with 1,124 births, rising sharply (+104% over the past five years). All told, over 9K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Baker
Baker is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1895 and has accumulated 9K births in the dataset. Baker's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #298. Use the chart and map above to compare Baker'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 .
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