Baxter Name Popularity

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How popular is Baxter?

The rare name Baxter was the 2,201st Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Baxter, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #515 in 1886.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2014 with 74 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Baxter was 5 in 1899.

Approximately during the years 1909-1914, 1921-1924, 1940-1943, and 1984-1989, the name Baxter took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1937-1940, and 1963-1966.

Where is the name Baxter popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a very high point when compared to its most popular year.

Baxter's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Baxter for their newborn has dropped.

The name Baxter is quite distinctive and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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		Baxter (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		62	2,201
2017		64	2,124
2016		59	2,252
2015		68	2,065
2014		74	1,945
2013		70	1,965
2012		59	2,211
2011		63	2,106
2010		38	3,017
2009		38	3,049
2008		58	2,268
2007		32	3,381
2006		35	3,091
2005		48	2,400
2004		46	2,422
2003		38	2,622
2002		38	2,559
2001		40	2,431
2000		40	2,379
1999		37	2,406
1998		54	1,835
1997		39	2,203
1996		45	1,962
1995		39	2,106
1994		40	2,046
1993		29	2,520
1992		37	2,088
1991		24	2,757
1990		38	1,973
1989		39	1,897
1988		29	2,146
1987		18	2,845
1986		17	2,903
1985		17	2,840
1984		8	4,593
1983		6	5,549
1982		20	2,433
1981		11	3,626
1980		7	4,978
1979		7	4,888
1978		6	5,124
1977		9	3,865
1976		13	2,961
1975		10	3,451
1974		15	2,557
1973		16	2,411
1972		16	2,335
1971		18	2,209
1970		15	2,405
1969		17	2,052
1968		13	2,324
1967		17	1,911
1966		13	2,225
1965		18	1,860
1964		27	1,512
1963		22	1,700
1962		20	1,812
1961		24	1,639
1960		32	1,402
1959		33	1,358
1958		31	1,398
1957		22	1,720
1956		29	1,448
1955		30	1,400
1954		26	1,500
1953		28	1,429
1952		31	1,351
1951		29	1,377
1950		27	1,399
1949		24	1,506
1948		36	1,197
1947		40	1,149
1946		39	1,110
1945		22	1,409
1944		30	1,216
1943		39	1,089
1942		19	1,633
1941		29	1,234
1940		19	1,579
1939		33	1,121
1938		36	1,077
1937		29	1,235
1936		31	1,183
1935		37	1,061
1934		30	1,217
1933		40	1,015
1932		30	1,238
1931		38	1,101
1930		37	1,153
1929		28	1,339
1928		35	1,212
1927		53	953
1926		40	1,127
1925		29	1,362
1924		58	919
1923		45	1,058
1922		44	1,059
1921		42	1,088
1920		44	1,048
1919		43	1,035
1918		36	1,155
1917		46	947
1916		41	999
1915		40	997
1914		40	856
1913		27	950
1912		24	919
1911		12	984
1910		10	1,048
1909		10	957
1908		11	828
1907		9	936
1906		6	1,128
1905		8	932
1904		7	972
1903		7	917
1902		9	799
1901		7	863
1900		10	842
1899		5	1,061
1898		7	894
1897		10	687
1896		10	731
1895		7	881
1894		7	866
1893		8	774
1892		8	802
1891		5	983
1890		9	668
1889		7	800
1888		10	653
1887		12	518
1886		13	515
1885		8	705
1884		8	709
1883		6	810
1882		7	764
1881		6	792
1880		11	573

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.