Baker

Where Baker comes from

The dictionaries list Baker as a given name — a male given name transferred from the surname — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1837
    Baker Russell born
    British Army general
  2. 1895
    First appearance
    #1,079 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1995
    Baker Mayfield born
    American football player
  4. 2025
    Peak, #217
    1,640 babies named Baker — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Baker Mayfield · American football player, born 1995
  • Baker Russell · British Army general, 1837–1911
  • Baker Karim · Swedish director, born 1974

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.