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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Babyboy

Babyboy was the 5889th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 945th; the most babies were born in 1998 (141). Over the last ten years it has moved down 806 places. More babies were named Babyboy in the 1990s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
#5,889 boys, down 2,746 places since 2020
Babies in 2025
15boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1998141 babies
Total since 1880
2,291babies recorded

Babyboy popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025#5,88915
2020#3,14336
2010#6,06914
2000#1,38491
1990#1,13890
1980——
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How popular is Babyboy, counting every spelling?

Babyboy has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How many kids will share the name Babyboy?

15 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Babyboy (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Babyboy born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 554 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Babyboy.

Chance of another Babyboy in a class of 20under 1 in 50US, born 2025
Most likely inWashingtonunder 1 in 50 (2024)

Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.

How old are people named Babyboy?

About 2,200 people born in the US named Babyboy are alive today, with a median age of 27; half are between 22 and 33. That makes Babyboy mostly worn by children and young adults.

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Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Babyboy by state

How common Babyboy was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Washington (10.0×). In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesWA0.18Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMI0.03New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesCA0.02Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Babyboy, boys, 2021–2025. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Babyboy: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Babyboy, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Babyboy

How popular is the name Babyboy?

Babyboy was the 5889th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 945th; the most babies were born in 1998 (141). Over the last ten years it has moved down 806 places. More babies were named Babyboy in the 1990s than in any other decade.

Is Babyboy a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Babyboy in the US.

Where is Babyboy most popular?

In 2021–2025, Babyboy was most common in Washington (0.18 per 1,000 boys), followed by Michigan and California.