How Many People Are Named Baldwin?
An estimated 411 people in the United States have the first name Baldwin. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Baldwin peaked in popularity in 1965 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Baldwin 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 Baldwin paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
411
About 1 in 833,952 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1965
13 births
Total Registered
634
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Baldwin
Baldwin is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 634 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Baldwin as a male name
Ranked #10,979 in 2023
6 male births in 2023
Peak: 1965 (13 births)
Baldwin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Baldwin span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 89 babies were registered. While Baldwin is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Baldwin by Decade
How has Baldwin 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.
Baldwin by State
Baldwin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Baldwin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Baldwin
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Baldwin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Baldwin?
We estimate approximately 411 people named Baldwin 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 833,952 Americans share this first name.
Is Baldwin a common name?
Baldwin is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 634 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Baldwin most popular?
Baldwin reached peak popularity in 1965, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Baldwin is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Baldwin a male name?
Baldwin is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Baldwin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Baldwin Smith, Baldwin Johnson, Baldwin 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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