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Baker

“One who baked, or owned a communal oven” — English origin

Boy's name · #217 in the US (2025) · Trending

Baker has appeared in US records since 1895 — best rank #217 (2025) · 8,234 babies named Baker all-time · 1 in 1,000 boys born in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 40 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Bakers

• Baker Mayfield — American football player (born 1995)
• Baker Knight — American musician (1933–2005)
• Baker Fallatah — association football player
• Baker Kalbouneh — Jordanian footballer (born 2003)
• Baker Abdel Munem — Palestinian diplomat (1942–2023)

In stories & tradition

• Baker bhai — Kothao Keu Nei
• Baker Smurf — The Smurfs
• Baker Bob — fictional human

What Bakers become

Among 31 notable people named Baker:

Entertainers appear 1.87× more often than among typical names — e.g. Baker Knight, American musician (1933–2005).

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