Boy name · Old English
Baker
Name meaning, origin and popularity
: from a surname meaning bakerBaker is a boy's name that comes from an Old English surname meaning "baker". It is used in English.
- Meaning
- From a surname meaning baker
- Origin
- Old English
- Gender
- Boy
- US rank
- #217 in 2025
Meaning and origin of Baker
As a boy's name, Baker comes from an Old English surname meaning "baker". It is used in English.
Baker is also a surname: the 45th most common in the 2020 US Census, held by 401,148 people. See the most common last names.
Meaning checked against Behind the Name. How we research names
How popular is Baker?
- US rank in 2025
- #217
- 1,640 babies, 960 per million boys
- Best rank
- #217 in 2025
- 1,640 babies that year
- Babies since 1895
- At least 8,234
- Years with under 5 are not listed
| 1880s | 0 per million |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 10 per million |
| 1900s | 7 per million |
| 1910s | 13 per million |
| 1920s | 11 per million |
| 1930s | 5 per million |
| 1940s | 5 per million |
| 1950s | 2 per million |
| 1960s | 1 per million |
| 1970s | 2 per million |
| 1980s | 4 per million |
| 1990s | 10 per million |
| 2000s | 21 per million |
| 2010s | 88 per million |
| 2020s | 528 per million |
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #1,208 | #1,149 | #713 | #473 | #524 | #449 | #434 | #397 | #315 | #217 |
Source: US Social Security Administration baby-name data, 1880 to 2025, as published in 2026. Each spelling is counted separately, a name given to fewer than 5 babies of one sex in a year is left out, and few people born before 1937 have records, which is why the chart shows babies per million rather than raw counts.
Names spelled like Baker
One or two letters apart, but from a different root: they look alike without sharing a meaning.
- BadrFull moon (Arabic, boy)
- BlakeFrom a surname meaning black or pale (Old English, unisex)
Names with a similar meaning
- MiriamForm of Mary, meaning uncertain; perhaps Egyptian beloved (Hebrew, girl)
- AaronProbably Egyptian, meaning unknown; Hebrew theories say exalted (Hebrew, boy)
- AlanMeaning uncertain; perhaps little rock, or from the Alans (Brythonic, boy)
- AthenaMeaning unknown; the Greek goddess of wisdom (Greek, girl)
- DeclanMeaning unknown, though likely begins with Old Irish dag, good (Irish Gaelic, boy)
- EvelynFrom a surname derived from the given name Aveline (English, girl)
- GrahamFrom a surname from the place name Grantham, probably gravelly homestead (Old English, boy)
- JacksonFrom a surname meaning son of Jack (English, boy)
- KennedyFrom an Irish surname, from Cennétig, armoured or misshapen head (Irish Gaelic, girl)
- MariaGreek and Latin form of Miriam, of uncertain meaning (Hebrew, girl)
- NayeliPossibly from Zapotec words meaning I love you or open (Zapotec, girl)
- NolanFrom an Irish surname derived from nuall, famous, loud (Irish Gaelic, boy)
- XimenaFeminine of Ximeno, a medieval Spanish name of uncertain meaning (Spanish, girl)
- AdairFrom a surname derived from Edgar (English, unisex)
- AmariMeaning uncertain, perhaps from Arabic Ammar (Arabic, unisex)
Middle names for Baker
Picked from our middle-name lists with a different first letter and a longer length, so the full name flows.
More boy names from Old English
- EdgarWealthy spear (Old English, boy)
- AlfredElf counsel (Old English, boy)
- EduardRich guardian (Old English, boy)
- StormTempest (Old English, unisex)
- AlfredoElf counsel (Old English, boy)
- EduardoRich guardian (Old English, boy)
- HarperHarp player (Old English, unisex)
- KnoxRound hill (Old English, boy)
- LindenLime tree (Old English, unisex)
- LindsayLincoln island (Old English, unisex)
- OsmundGod protector (Old English, boy)
- OswaldPower of a god (Old English, boy)
- ReidRed-haired (Old English, boy)
- RutherfordCattle ford (Old English, boy)
- StewartSteward (Old English, boy)
- SundayDay of the sun (Old English, unisex)
- AelfricElf ruler (Old English, boy)
- ÆlfricElf ruler (Old English, boy)
Baker: common questions
What does the name Baker mean?
Baker comes from an Old English surname meaning "baker". Checked against Behind the Name.
Is Baker a boy or girl name?
Baker is mainly a boy's name. In 2025, 125 girls and 1,640 boys in the US were named Baker, according to Social Security Administration data.
Where does the name Baker come from?
Baker comes from an Old English surname meaning "baker". Today it is used in English.
How popular is the name Baker?
Baker ranked #217 in the US in 2025, with 1,640 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.
What names are similar to Baker?
Names spelled like Baker include Badr and Blake.
What middle names go with Baker?
Middle names that flow well with Baker include Abraham, Elijah, Elton, Lamar and Lance. A different first letter and a contrasting length usually sound best.

