How Many People Are Named Baron?
An estimated 6,217 people in the United States have the first name Baron. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Baron peaked in popularity in 2008 with 196 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Baron 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 Baron paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,217
About 1 in 55,132 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
2008
196 births
Total Registered
6,924
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Baron
Baron is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 6,924 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Baron as a male name
Ranked #1,506 in 2024
118 male births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (196 births)
Baron: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Baron span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,389 babies were registered. While Baron is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Baron by Decade
How has Baron 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.
Baron by State
Birth registrations for Baron span all 35 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Colorado, Arkansas, Alabama. On average, about 86 Barons were registered per state.
Baron + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Baron as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Baron
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Baron: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Baron?
We estimate approximately 6,217 people named Baron 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 55,132 Americans share this first name.
Is Baron a common name?
Baron is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,924 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Baron most popular?
Baron reached peak popularity in 2008, when 196 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Baron is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Baron a male name?
Baron is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Baron Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Baron Smith, Baron Johnson, Baron 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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