US rank #1507 Boys' name Peak 2008 6,924 births

Baron — #1507 US boys' name

6,924 babies named Baron in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s761920s641930s991940s2511950s4951960s9331970s7351980s6871990s6192000s10292010s13892020s547
#1507
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 89% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Baron was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

196 babies were named Baron in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Baron

The Social Security Administration has registered 6,924 babies named Baron between 1912 and 2024, spanning 113 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Baron currently holds the #1507 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 196 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Baron performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,389 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Baron shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 828 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Baron in 35 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Baron 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 6,924 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.

Baron at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

6,924

Since 1912

113 years of records

Peak year

2008

196 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,507

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1912

Recorded for 113 years

Last year on file: 2024

Baron popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1912

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
196
Annual births at peak — across 113 years of records
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Baron by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,389 births that decade — 20% of Baron's all-time total
1910s761920s641930s991940s2511950s4951960s9331970s7351980s6871990s6192000s10292010s13892020s547

Baron by state

Where Baron concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Baron
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
828 12.0%
#2 Texas
581 8.4%
#3 New York
386 5.6%
#4 Florida
187 2.7%
#5 Pennsylvania
173 2.5%
#6 Ohio
115 1.7%
#7 Illinois
103 1.5%
#8 North Carolina
79 1.1%
California share of Baron's total US births 12.0%
Even split

828 of 6,924 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.

Baron appears in 35 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Baron?
6,924 babies have been named Baron since 1912. It currently ranks #1507 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 196 births.
When was Baron most popular?
Baron was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,389 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Baron most popular?
The top states for the name Baron are California (828 births), Texas (581 births), New York (386 births).
How long has the name Baron been used?
Baron has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 113 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Baron?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Barry, Barrett, Bart, Barney, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1912–2024 (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.