Baltazar
Balthazar, from Akkadian ๐๐๐ Bel-shar-uzur, meaning "Bel protects the King" is the name commonly attributed to Balthazar (magus), one of the Three Wise Men, at least in the west. Though no names are given in the Gospel of Matthew, this was one of the names the Western church settled on in the 8th century, based on the original meaning, though other names were used by Eastern churches.
Meaning & Origin of Baltazar
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Balthazar, from Akkadian ๐๐๐ Bel-shar-uzur, meaning "Bel protects the King" is the name commonly attributed to Balthazar (magus), one of the Three Wise Men, at least in the west. Though no names are given in the Gospel of Matthew, this was one of the names the Western church settled on in the 8th century, based on the original meaning, though other names were used by Eastern churches.
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The Story of Baltazar
Baltazar first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1915, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 59 Baltazars were born โ ranking #1,871 that year. As of 2026, Baltazar ranks #2,737 for baby boys with 47 births, rising sharply (+46% over the past five years). In total, more than 3K Baltazars have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Popularity by State
Notable people named Baltazar
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- Balthazar Alvarez (1533โ1580), Spanish Catholic mystic
- Balthasar Bekker (1634โ1698), Dutch philosopher
- Baltasar Brum (1883โ1933), Uruguayan president
- Baldassare Castiglione (1478โ1529), Italian Renaissance author
- Baltasar Corrada del Rรญo (1935โ2018), Puerto Rican politician
- Balthasar Eggenberger (died 1493), Austrian entrepreneur and financier in the Holy Roman Empire
- Baltasar Garzรณn (born 1955), Spanish judge
- Balthasar Gรฉrard (c. 1557โ1584), assassin of William I of Orange
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Names that sound like Baltazar
Phonetically similar names โ useful when Baltazar is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Baltasar
- Baldassare
- Blazar
- Belshazzar
- Bulldozer
- Bullterrier
- Baltimore
- Biltmore
- Balthazar
- Baldur
- Blazier
- Btr
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About the name Baltazar
Baltazar is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Baltazar's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #1,519. Use the chart and map above to compare Baltazar'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 1880โ2026) โ 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 โ Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary โ Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution โ Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names โ Datamuse .
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