Baxter
Baxter was the 3138th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 38 babies. Its best year was 1886, when it ranked 515th; the most babies were born in 2014 (74). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,070 places. More babies were named Baxter in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,138 boys, down 444 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 38boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201474 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,034babies recorded
Baxter popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,138 | 38 |
| 2020 | #2,694 | 46 |
| 2010 | #3,019 | 38 |
| 2000 | #2,381 | 40 |
| 1990 | #1,973 | 38 |
| 1980 | #4,981 | 7 |
| 1970 | #2,405 | 15 |
| 1960 | #1,402 | 32 |
| 1950 | #1,398 | 27 |
| 1940 | #1,633 | 18 |
| 1930 | #1,154 | 37 |
| 1920 | #1,048 | 44 |
| 1910 | #1,048 | 10 |
| 1900 | #842 | 10 |
| 1890 | #668 | 9 |
| 1880 | #573 | 11 |
How popular is Baxter, counting every spelling?
Baxter has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Baxter?
38 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Baxter (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Baxter 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 221 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Baxter.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Baxter?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Baxter are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 13 and 51. That makes Baxter mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Baxter by state
How common Baxter was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Baxter
How popular is the name Baxter?
Baxter was the 3138th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 38 babies. Its best year was 1886, when it ranked 515th; the most babies were born in 2014 (74). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,070 places. More babies were named Baxter in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Baxter a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Baxter in the US.
Where is Baxter most popular?
In 2021–2025, Baxter was most common in Tennessee (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and California.