Baby

Given to 12,481 US babies since 1912

▼ Falling −33% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#10,107

recorded as girls

5,335 since 2024

#6,143

recorded as boys

1,710 since 2024

Babies in 2025

girls 9 · boys 14

Peak year

1994

373 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

12,481

since 1912

Born a Baby? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Baby was most popular in 1994, when 373 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.19 per 1,000). In 2025, 14 babies were named Baby, ranking #6143 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 33%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	9	10,107	14	6,143
2024	28	4,772	23	4,433
2023	32	4,363	30	3,712
2022	20	5,984	49	2,675
2021	37	3,935	37	3,180
2020	25	5,003	30	3,570
2019	24	5,306	39	3,052
2018	31	4,458	37	3,106
2017	32	4,384	33	3,378
2016	24	5,445	19	4,943
2015	28	4,853	13	6,324
2014	16	7,302	13	6,307
2013	19	6,462	18	4,981
2012	12	9,109	20	4,686
2011	17	7,118	16	5,433
2010	20	6,382	21	4,517
2009	26	5,378	17	5,334
2008	27	5,279	21	4,540
2007	28	5,097	18	4,996
2006	23	5,709	34	3,153
2005	128	1,589	185	945
2004	211	1,086	226	798
2003	245	954	245	737
2002	237	944	228	756
2001	251	902	268	678
2000	263	843	281	646
1999	240	889	267	646
1998	234	899	225	729
1997	235	868	240	677
1996	220	893	264	637
1995	308	691	334	558
1994	299	699	373	524
1993	296	719	331	559
1992	294	726	333	559
1991	263	781	314	569
1990	227	864	271	611
1989	226	836	266	601
1988	161	1,014	171	718
1987	109	1,280	139	782
1986	81	1,515	103	896
1985	100	1,323	91	956
1984	53	1,945	88	938
1983	60	1,770	54	1,253
1982	32	2,830	63	1,150
1981	23	3,532	45	1,411
1980	22	3,609	22	2,284
1979	22	3,541	24	2,104
1978	12	5,214	19	2,375
1977	29	2,780	18	2,458
1976	32	2,486	37	1,469
1975	17	3,774	36	1,478
1974	17	3,695	20	2,129
1973	12	4,586	24	1,817
1972	9	5,480	13	2,659
1971	19	3,373	13	2,686
1970	<5	—	11	2,891
1969	8	5,456	<5	—
1968	7	5,642	<5	—
1967	<5	—	<5	—
1966	<5	—	<5	—
1965	<5	—	<5	—
1964	<5	—	<5	—
1963	<5	—	<5	—
1962	<5	—	<5	—
1961	<5	—	<5	—
1960	<5	—	<5	—
1959	5	6,245	<5	—
1958	<5	—	<5	—
1957	5	6,086	<5	—
1956	<5	—	5	3,942
1955	6	5,208	<5	—
1954	10	3,718	<5	—
1953	5	5,673	5	3,798
1952	7	4,483	9	2,680
1951	<5	—	<5	—
1950	10	3,423	6	3,329
1949	5	5,244	5	3,690
1948	10	3,350	6	3,316
1947	12	3,061	6	3,370
1946	6	4,417	<5	—
1945	9	3,132	<5	—
1944	8	3,378	5	3,430
1943	5	4,691	<5	—
1942	12	2,666	<5	—
1941	12	2,532	<5	—
1940	9	2,963	<5	—
1939	12	2,417	<5	—
1938	12	2,447	7	2,868
1937	7	3,434	6	3,175
1936	14	2,153	10	2,301
1935	17	1,917	5	3,645
1934	17	1,913	8	2,742
1933	16	1,970	12	2,093
1932	22	1,634	6	3,361
1931	29	1,375	12	2,207
1930	28	1,460	11	2,444
1929	38	1,212	15	2,002
1928	43	1,163	9	2,843
1927	36	1,331	11	2,523
1926	36	1,303	11	2,566
1925	31	1,466	12	2,435
1924	24	1,770	11	2,641
1923	12	2,732	10	2,772
1922	13	2,612	9	3,014
1921	8	3,666	7	3,517
1920	10	3,097	6	3,815
1919	11	2,813	5	4,168
1918	8	3,512	<5	—
1917	10	2,879	<5	—
1916	10	2,833	<5	—
1915	7	3,434	<5	—
1914	5	3,618	<5	—
1913	8	2,331	<5	—
1912	7	2,360	<5	—