Baron
The following is a list of people with the name Baron or Barron. "Baron" is a title of nobility, and in old English referred to a wealthy male landowner. In Hebrew, the Israeli surname "Bar-On" ("בר-און") is usually contracted to Baron; it means "son of strength/vigor/potency"
Meaning & Origin of Baron
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The following is a list of people with the name Baron or Barron. "Baron" is a title of nobility, and in old English referred to a wealthy male landowner. In Hebrew, the Israeli surname "Bar-On" ("בר-און") is usually contracted to Baron; it means "son of strength/vigor/potency"
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The Story of Baron
Baron first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1912, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 196 Barons were born — ranking #995 that year. As of 2026, Baron ranks #1,602 for baby boys with 107 births, falling sharply (-19%). In total, more than 7K Barons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Baron
Baron is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Baron's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #589. Use the chart and map above to compare Baron'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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