Baptiste
Baptiste is a French given name or surname, and may be a shortened form of Jean-Baptiste.
Meaning & Origin of Baptiste
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Baptiste is a French given name or surname, and may be a shortened form of Jean-Baptiste.
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The Story of Baptiste
Baptiste first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1913, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 10 Baptistes were born — ranking #7,613 that year. As of 2026, Baptiste ranks #10,791 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 87 Baptistes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Baptiste
Phonetically similar names — useful when Baptiste is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Baptist
- Baptista
- Batist
- Baptise
- Baptists
- Baptized
- Baptised
- Batista
- Bypassed
- Batiste
- Bypast
- Baptisia
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Baptiste
Baptiste is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 87 births in the dataset. Baptiste's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #7,613. Use the chart and map above to compare Baptiste'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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