How Many People Are Named Baby?
An estimated 11,363 people in the United States have the first name Baby. It is used for both genders, with 51.0% male. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Baby peaked in popularity in 1994 with 672 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Baby as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Baby paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Baby is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
11,363
About 1 in 30,164 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
51.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1994
672 births
Total Registered
12,403
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Baby
Baby is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (51.0%) and females (49.0%). Out of 12,403 total births registered, 6,325 were male and 6,078 were female.
Baby as a male name
Ranked #11,064 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 1994 (373 births)
Baby as a female name
Ranked #7,272 in 2024
15 female births in 2024
Peak: 1995 (308 births)
Baby: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Baby span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 5,568 babies were registered. Baby has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Baby by Decade
How has Baby tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Baby by State
Birth registrations for Baby span all 37 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia. The lowest are in Utah, South Dakota, Colorado. On average, about 241 Babys were registered per state.
Baby + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Baby as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Baby
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Baby: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Baby?
We estimate approximately 11,363 people named Baby are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 30,164 Americans share this first name.
Is Baby a common name?
Baby is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12,403 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Baby most popular?
Baby reached peak popularity in 1994, when 672 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Baby is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Baby a male name?
Baby is predominantly male. 51.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Baby Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Baby Smith, Baby Johnson, Baby Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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