Total births
241
US rank #6710 Boys' name Peak 2022 241 births
Baer — #6710 US boys' name
241 babies named Baer in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#6710
of 14,243 boys in use
More common than 53% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
54% of everyone ever named Baer was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
26 babies were named Baer in 2022 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Baer
The Social Security Administration has registered 241 babies named Baer between 2007 and 2024, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Baer currently holds the #6710 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 26 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Baer performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 131 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Baer shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.
No etymological entry is currently available for Baer in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 241 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Baer at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#6,710
Active since
2007
Baer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2007
- Peak year (2022)
- 26
- Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
Baer by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 131 births that decade — 54% of Baer's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Baer? ▼
241 babies have been named Baer since 2007. It currently ranks #6710 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 26 births.
When was Baer most popular? ▼
Baer was most popular in the 2010s decade with 131 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Baer been used? ▼
Baer has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 18 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Baer? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Baelin, Baelyn, Baelor, Baelfire, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Baer
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Baelfire Boy
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Baeden Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2007–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.