Fun Facts About the Name Baron
- More than 7 thousand babies named Baron: U.S. records list 7,059 babies given the name Baron from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Baron Mean?
Baron means "nobleman" and comes from the English surname, which was taken from the title of nobility. The title reached medieval Latin as baro (genitive baronis), recorded in the sense of "man, servant, soldier," and then passed into Old French as baron. In feudal France a baron was a man who held land directly from the king or another great lord, and that sense of a ranked nobleman became the usual one. The deeper origin of baro is not settled: it is generally explained as Germanic, possibly Frankish, and some reference works connect it to a Germanic word for "man," but no single derivation is universally accepted. Used as a personal name, the meaning is the literal title itself rather than a descriptive phrase or a religious formula.
Baron Name History & Origins
The title baron entered English through Old French after the Norman Conquest, where it named a feudal lord who held land directly from the crown. Surnames drawn from the word appear in England in the medieval period, given to men who served a baron or who were nicknamed for a grand or lordly manner. The given name Baron is chiefly a transferred use of that surname, and it belongs with other English first names taken from titles and ranks. On the Continent the word followed its own paths: in Germany Baron was used to render Freiherr, and the term also became a surname in French- and German-speaking areas. Among Jewish families in Central and Eastern Europe, Baron also occurs as a surname, where it sometimes served as an ornamental name or as a German-style rendering of a similar-sounding name; that is a separate development from the English title. Baron has never been a common first name and is not associated with a particular saint, ruler, or literary character.
How Popular is the Name Baron?
Baron recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2008. Its best rank was #589 in 1966.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,370 | 135 | 0.0079% |
| 2024 | #1,506 | 118 | 0.0069% |
| 2023 | #1,745 | 94 | 0.0055% |
| 2022 | #1,707 | 99 | 0.0057% |
| 2021 | #1,454 | 124 | 0.0071% |
| 2020 | #1,505 | 112 | 0.0065% |
| 2019 | #1,314 | 139 | 0.0078% |
| 2018 | #1,443 | 121 | 0.0067% |
| 2017 | #1,214 | 151 | 0.0082% |
| 2016 | #1,329 | 134 | 0.0071% |
| 2015 | #1,319 | 134 | 0.0070% |
| 2014 | #1,240 | 146 | 0.0076% |
| 2013 | #1,298 | 133 | 0.0070% |
| 2012 | #1,144 | 160 | 0.0084% |
| 2011 | #1,309 | 130 | 0.0068% |
| 2010 | #1,246 | 141 | 0.0073% |
| 2009 | #1,153 | 158 | 0.0080% |
| 2008 | #995 | 196 | 0.0096% |
| 2007 | #1,144 | 156 | 0.0075% |
| 2006 | #1,468 | 104 | 0.0051% |
| 2005 | #1,790 | 73 | 0.0037% |
| 2004 | #1,556 | 85 | 0.0043% |
| 2003 | #1,846 | 64 | 0.0032% |
| 2002 | #1,834 | 62 | 0.0032% |
| 2001 | #1,818 | 61 | 0.0031% |
| 2000 | #1,654 | 70 | 0.0036% |
| 1999 | #1,723 | 60 | 0.0031% |
| 1998 | #1,793 | 56 | 0.0029% |
| 1997 | #1,813 | 52 | 0.0028% |
| 1996 | #1,574 | 63 | 0.0033% |
| 1995 | #1,468 | 66 | 0.0035% |
| 1994 | #2,045 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 1993 | #1,494 | 62 | 0.0032% |
| 1992 | #1,294 | 76 | 0.0038% |
| 1991 | #1,443 | 62 | 0.0031% |
| 1990 | #1,203 | 82 | 0.0040% |
| 1989 | #1,243 | 75 | 0.0037% |
| 1988 | #1,155 | 76 | 0.0040% |
| 1987 | #997 | 91 | 0.0049% |
| 1986 | #1,153 | 67 | 0.0036% |
| 1985 | #1,095 | 72 | 0.0039% |
| 1984 | #1,174 | 60 | 0.0033% |
| 1983 | #1,132 | 63 | 0.0035% |
| 1982 | #1,194 | 60 | 0.0033% |
| 1981 | #1,199 | 58 | 0.0032% |
| 1980 | #1,125 | 65 | 0.0036% |
| 1979 | #1,270 | 52 | 0.0030% |
| 1978 | #1,028 | 72 | 0.0044% |
| 1977 | #1,221 | 52 | 0.0032% |
| 1976 | #978 | 72 | 0.0046% |
| 1975 | #994 | 68 | 0.0044% |
| 1974 | #993 | 68 | 0.0043% |
| 1973 | #874 | 83 | 0.0053% |
| 1972 | #1,086 | 56 | 0.0035% |
| 1971 | #822 | 96 | 0.0054% |
| 1970 | #767 | 116 | 0.0062% |
| 1969 | #852 | 81 | 0.0045% |
| 1968 | #788 | 88 | 0.0051% |
| 1967 | #687 | 117 | 0.0067% |
| 1966 | #589 | 163 | 0.0091% |
| 1965 | #751 | 97 | 0.0052% |
| 1964 | #812 | 86 | 0.0043% |
| 1963 | #869 | 75 | 0.0037% |
| 1962 | #919 | 68 | 0.0033% |
| 1961 | #785 | 94 | 0.0044% |
| 1960 | #945 | 64 | 0.0030% |
| 1959 | #1,036 | 55 | 0.0026% |
| 1958 | #980 | 60 | 0.0028% |
| 1957 | #1,119 | 47 | 0.0022% |
| 1956 | #965 | 60 | 0.0028% |
| 1955 | #1,078 | 49 | 0.0024% |
| 1954 | #1,055 | 50 | 0.0025% |
| 1953 | #1,025 | 50 | 0.0025% |
| 1952 | #1,044 | 48 | 0.0025% |
| 1951 | #1,300 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 1950 | #1,066 | 44 | 0.0025% |
| 1949 | #1,347 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1948 | #974 | 51 | 0.0029% |
| 1947 | #1,235 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 1946 | #1,146 | 37 | 0.0023% |
| 1945 | #1,539 | 19 | 0.0014% |
| 1944 | #1,742 | 16 | 0.0012% |
| 1943 | #1,840 | 16 | 0.0011% |
| 1942 | #1,499 | 22 | 0.0016% |
| 1941 | #2,089 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1940 | #1,902 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1939 | #2,300 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1938 | #2,195 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1937 | #2,094 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1936 | #2,652 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1935 | #2,257 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1934 | #2,277 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1933 | #2,000 | 13 | 0.0013% |
| 1932 | #2,868 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1931 | #2,491 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1930 | #4,042 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1929 | #4,006 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1928 | #3,738 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1927 | #3,478 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1926 | #2,200 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1925 | #3,770 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1924 | #3,289 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1921 | #2,821 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1920 | #3,234 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1919 | #3,425 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1918 | #1,911 | 17 | 0.0017% |
| 1917 | #3,248 | 7 | 0.0008% |
| 1916 | #2,273 | 12 | 0.0013% |
| 1915 | #2,076 | 13 | 0.0015% |
| 1914 | #2,670 | 7 | 0.0011% |
| 1913 | #2,525 | 6 | 0.0012% |
| 1912 | #2,064 | 7 | 0.0016% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Baron Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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