Boys' name · since 1915
Baltazar
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 2,743 babies named Baltazar, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,692 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,804 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,743
- born since 1915
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Baltazar is the #2804 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,743 recorded since 1915.
Baltazar has 2,743 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2804 as of the latest data, more common than 80% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #2,692 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,804 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,743 born since 1915
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Baltazar ranks #2,692 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,804 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,743 born since 1915, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,692 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,804 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,743
- born since 1915
- 2000s
- peak decade
Baltazar's 2,743 recorded births place it above 94.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Baltazar compares
2,743 Top 19% higher than 81% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Baltazar's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Baltazar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,743 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 59 | 34 | 22,252 |
Baltazar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Baltazar splits its recorded history at 1971: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1926 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 59 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Baltazar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Baltazar by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (497 births, 18% of the file).
2000s was Baltazar's strongest decade.
497 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Baltazar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 34
1910s
34 births
- 1920s 99
1920s
99 births
- 1930s 127
1930s
127 births
- 1940s 130
1940s
130 births
- 1950s 154
1950s
154 births
- 1960s 157
1960s
157 births
- 1970s
1970s
225 births
- 1980s
1980s
313 births
- 1990s
1990s
472 births
- 2000s
2000s
497 births
- 2010s
2010s
323 births
- 2020s
2020s
212 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 497 births (18% of all-time use).
How Baltazar compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Baltazar's total volume
Baltazar by state
Where Baltazar concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 842 | 30.7% |
| #2 | California | | 647 | 23.6% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 46 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 28 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.2% |
842 of 2,743 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- Baltazar's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (497 total births) through the 2020s (212) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Baltazars (842 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Baltazar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~110 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Baltazar draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.