Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Baxter

#2,033 most common boys' name of all time · #4,870 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#2,033
Rank overall
#4,870 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
4,034
Since 2016
456
Peak year
2014 #1,946
Best rank
#525 1886
Girls Boys peak 74/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Baxter is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 38 38 #3,131
2024 — 40 40 #3,046
2023 — 28 28 #3,886
2022 — 34 34 #3,416
2021 — 32 32 #3,499
2020 — 46 46 #2,690
2019 — 53 53 #2,492
2018 — 62 62 #2,210
2017 — 64 64 #2,131
2016 — 59 59 #2,258
2015 — 68 68 #2,068
2014 — 74 74 #1,946
2013 — 70 70 #1,964
2012 — 59 59 #2,210
2011 — 63 63 #2,106
2010 — 38 38 #3,015
2009 — 38 38 #3,047
2008 — 58 58 #2,265
2007 — 32 32 #3,384
2006 — 35 35 #3,085
2005 — 48 48 #2,401
2004 — 46 46 #2,422
2003 — 38 38 #2,621
2002 — 38 38 #2,561
2001 — 40 40 #2,432
2000 — 40 40 #2,381
1999 — 37 37 #2,398
1998 — 54 54 #1,833
1997 — 39 39 #2,202
1996 — 45 45 #1,959
1995 — 39 39 #2,104
1994 — 40 40 #2,044
1993 — 29 29 #2,515
1992 — 37 37 #2,088
1991 — 24 24 #2,754
1990 — 38 38 #1,973
1989 — 39 39 #1,892
1988 — 29 29 #2,150
1987 — 18 18 #2,850
1986 — 17 17 #2,896
1985 — 17 17 #2,836
1984 — 8 8 #4,572
1983 — 6 6 #5,513
1982 — 20 20 #2,432
1981 — 11 11 #3,613
1980 — 7 7 #4,955
1979 — 7 7 #4,862
1978 — 6 6 #5,074
1977 — 9 9 #3,846
1976 — 13 13 #2,958
1975 — 10 10 #3,437
1974 — 15 15 #2,557
1973 — 16 16 #2,410
1972 — 16 16 #2,335
1971 — 18 18 #2,208
1970 — 15 15 #2,407
1969 — 17 17 #2,055
1968 — 13 13 #2,327
1967 — 17 17 #1,912
1966 — 13 13 #2,226
1965 — 19 19 #1,811
1964 — 27 27 #1,515
1963 — 22 22 #1,700
1962 — 21 21 #1,763
1961 — 24 24 #1,641
1960 — 32 32 #1,409
1959 — 33 33 #1,368
1958 — 31 31 #1,400
1957 — 22 22 #1,717
1956 — 29 29 #1,448
1955 — 30 30 #1,398
1954 — 26 26 #1,497
1953 — 28 28 #1,428
1952 — 31 31 #1,351
1951 — 29 29 #1,379
1950 — 27 27 #1,397
1949 — 24 24 #1,505
1948 — 36 36 #1,197
1947 — 40 40 #1,149
1946 — 39 39 #1,113
1945 — 22 22 #1,412
1944 — 30 30 #1,217
1943 — 39 39 #1,091
1942 — 19 19 #1,634
1941 — 29 29 #1,237
1940 — 18 18 #1,629
1939 — 34 34 #1,106
1938 — 36 36 #1,078
1937 — 29 29 #1,235
1936 — 31 31 #1,185
1935 — 37 37 #1,061
1934 — 30 30 #1,217
1933 — 40 40 #1,016
1932 — 30 30 #1,239
1931 — 38 38 #1,104
1930 — 37 37 #1,155
1929 — 28 28 #1,342
1928 — 35 35 #1,215
1927 — 53 53 #955
1926 — 40 40 #1,126
1925 — 29 29 #1,364
1924 — 58 58 #918
1923 — 45 45 #1,060
1922 — 44 44 #1,060
1921 — 42 42 #1,090
1920 — 44 44 #1,050
1919 — 43 43 #1,036
1918 — 36 36 #1,152
1917 — 46 46 #950
1916 — 41 41 #999
1915 — 40 40 #1,002
1914 — 40 40 #861
1913 — 27 27 #953
1912 — 24 24 #923
1911 — 12 12 #993
1910 — 10 10 #1,060
1909 — 10 10 #966
1908 — 11 11 #840
1907 — 9 9 #946
1906 — 6 6 #1,130
1905 — 8 8 #938
1904 — 7 7 #981
1903 — 7 7 #939
1902 — 9 9 #819
1901 — 7 7 #878
1900 — 10 10 #851
1899 — 5 5 #1,071
1898 — 7 7 #907
1897 — 10 10 #703
1896 — 10 10 #737
1895 — 7 7 #898
1894 — 7 7 #880
1893 — 8 8 #791
1892 — 8 8 #808
1891 — 5 5 #991
1890 — 9 9 #694
1889 — 7 7 #813
1888 — 10 10 #666
1887 — 12 12 #531
1886 — 13 13 #525
1885 — 8 8 #718
1884 — 8 8 #718
1883 — 6 6 #816
1882 — 7 7 #771
1881 — 6 6 #799
1880 — 11 11 #573