Total births
87
Boys' name · since 1913
Baptiste
87 babies named Baptiste in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 87
- total births
- 1913–2021
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
Baptiste sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 87 recorded since 1913.
Baptiste has 87 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2021.
- 87 total births
- 1913–2021 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 33% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
87 boys have been named Baptiste since 1913, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2021.
- 87
- total births
- 1913–2021
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 33%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
33% of everyone ever named Baptiste was born in this single decade.
2018
Single peak year
10 babies were named Baptiste in 2018 - its busiest year on record.
Baptiste's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Baptiste's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1913, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Baptiste at a glance
Last recorded 2021Peak year
2018
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1913
Baptiste popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2021
- Peak year (2018)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Baptiste by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Baptiste's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Baptiste births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
21 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
16 births
- 2010s
2010s
29 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 29 births (33% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Baptiste? ▼
87 babies have been named Baptiste since 1913. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2018 with 10 births.
When was Baptiste most popular? ▼
Baptiste was most popular in the 2010s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Baptiste been used? ▼
Records for Baptiste go back to 1913, giving 109 years of history through 2021.
What to do with Baptiste's data
- Baptiste's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (29 total births) through the 2020s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1913–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Baptiste: Baby Name Since 1913 - 87 Births, Peak 2018." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/baptiste. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Baptiste 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 June 2026.