Baby Name Popularity
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How popular is Baby?
The rare name Baby was the 5,522nd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.Baby, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.
Position 524, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 1994 with 373 occurrences.
The least number of children given the name Baby was less than 5, most recently in 1969.
Approximately during the years 1969-1975, and 1978-1991, the name Baby took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 2003-2007 were years of successive downward movement.
Sometimes the name Baby has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.
Where is the name Baby popularity headed?
Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.
The popularity trend for Baby has been spiralling downward for a while. however, the number of children named Baby lately has remained about the same.
The name Baby is mostly unused and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.
Relative to what it once was, Baby has fallen out of favor as a given name.
for Percentages.| Baby (Girl) | Baby (Boy) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 11 | 9,183 | 16 | 5,522 |
| 2017 | | 23 | 5,519 | 25 | 4,099 |
| 2016 | | 23 | 5,638 | 14 | 6,069 |
| 2015 | | 25 | 5,300 | 13 | 6,354 |
| 2014 | | 16 | 7,348 | 12 | 6,663 |
| 2013 | | 18 | 6,764 | 16 | 5,416 |
| 2012 | | 11 | 9,800 | 19 | 4,872 |
| 2011 | | 16 | 7,486 | 16 | 5,448 |
| 2010 | | 20 | 6,412 | 21 | 4,530 |
| 2009 | | 24 | 5,730 | 16 | 5,574 |
| 2008 | | 26 | 5,457 | 21 | 4,554 |
| 2007 | | 28 | 5,112 | 18 | 5,014 |
| 2006 | | 22 | 5,940 | 33 | 3,227 |
| 2005 | | 128 | 1,588 | 185 | 945 |
| 2004 | | 210 | 1,090 | 226 | 798 |
| 2003 | | 245 | 955 | 245 | 737 |
| 2002 | | 237 | 945 | 227 | 759 |
| 2001 | | 251 | 902 | 268 | 678 |
| 2000 | | 263 | 844 | 281 | 646 |
| 1999 | | 240 | 889 | 267 | 645 |
| 1998 | | 234 | 900 | 225 | 729 |
| 1997 | | 235 | 867 | 240 | 677 |
| 1996 | | 219 | 897 | 264 | 637 |
| 1995 | | 308 | 692 | 334 | 558 |
| 1994 | | 299 | 699 | 373 | 524 |
| 1993 | | 296 | 720 | 331 | 559 |
| 1992 | | 294 | 726 | 333 | 559 |
| 1991 | | 263 | 781 | 314 | 569 |
| 1990 | | 227 | 864 | 271 | 611 |
| 1989 | | 226 | 836 | 266 | 601 |
| 1988 | | 161 | 1,016 | 171 | 718 |
| 1987 | | 109 | 1,278 | 139 | 781 |
| 1986 | | 81 | 1,516 | 103 | 896 |
| 1985 | | 100 | 1,321 | 91 | 957 |
| 1984 | | 53 | 1,944 | 88 | 938 |
| 1983 | | 60 | 1,770 | 54 | 1,253 |
| 1982 | | 32 | 2,839 | 63 | 1,153 |
| 1981 | | 23 | 3,538 | 45 | 1,413 |
| 1980 | | 22 | 3,623 | 22 | 2,283 |
| 1979 | | 22 | 3,547 | 24 | 2,109 |
| 1978 | | 12 | 5,236 | 19 | 2,385 |
| 1977 | | 29 | 2,782 | 18 | 2,467 |
| 1976 | | 32 | 2,489 | 37 | 1,471 |
| 1975 | | 17 | 3,784 | 36 | 1,477 |
| 1974 | | 17 | 3,702 | 20 | 2,133 |
| 1973 | | 12 | 4,595 | 24 | 1,821 |
| 1972 | | 9 | 5,504 | 13 | 2,671 |
| 1971 | | 19 | 3,378 | 13 | 2,690 |
| 1970 | | < 5 | -- | 11 | 2,910 |
| 1969 | | 8 | 5,485 | < 5 | -- |
| 1968 | | 7 | 5,679 | < 5 | -- |
| 1967 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1966 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1965 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1964 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1963 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1962 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1961 | | 5 | 6,632 | < 5 | -- |
| 1960 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1959 | | 5 | 6,308 | < 5 | -- |
| 1958 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1957 | | 5 | 6,147 | < 5 | -- |
| 1956 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 3,979 |
| 1955 | | 6 | 5,256 | < 5 | -- |
| 1954 | | 10 | 3,737 | < 5 | -- |
| 1953 | | 5 | 5,721 | 5 | 3,844 |
| 1952 | | 7 | 4,513 | 9 | 2,686 |
| 1951 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1950 | | 10 | 3,442 | 6 | 3,347 |
| 1949 | | 5 | 5,294 | 5 | 3,723 |
| 1948 | | 10 | 3,362 | 6 | 3,339 |
| 1947 | | 12 | 3,073 | 6 | 3,396 |
| 1946 | | 6 | 4,464 | < 5 | -- |
| 1945 | | 9 | 3,155 | < 5 | -- |
| 1944 | | 8 | 3,397 | 5 | 3,459 |
| 1943 | | 5 | 4,745 | < 5 | -- |
| 1942 | | 12 | 2,679 | < 5 | -- |
| 1941 | | 12 | 2,544 | < 5 | -- |
| 1940 | | 9 | 2,975 | < 5 | -- |
| 1939 | | 12 | 2,431 | < 5 | -- |
| 1938 | | 12 | 2,461 | 7 | 2,885 |
| 1937 | | 7 | 3,467 | 6 | 3,197 |
| 1936 | | 14 | 2,164 | 10 | 2,308 |
| 1935 | | 17 | 1,929 | 5 | 3,686 |
| 1934 | | 17 | 1,926 | 8 | 2,757 |
| 1933 | | 16 | 1,976 | 12 | 2,106 |
| 1932 | | 22 | 1,635 | 6 | 3,395 |
| 1931 | | 29 | 1,376 | 12 | 2,216 |
| 1930 | | 28 | 1,463 | 11 | 2,455 |
| 1929 | | 38 | 1,215 | 15 | 2,008 |
| 1928 | | 43 | 1,164 | 9 | 2,863 |
| 1927 | | 36 | 1,333 | 11 | 2,539 |
| 1926 | | 36 | 1,307 | 11 | 2,579 |
| 1925 | | 31 | 1,471 | 12 | 2,446 |
| 1924 | | 24 | 1,775 | 11 | 2,661 |
| 1923 | | 12 | 2,745 | 10 | 2,781 |
| 1922 | | 13 | 2,624 | 9 | 3,035 |
| 1921 | | 8 | 3,704 | 7 | 3,550 |
| 1920 | | 10 | 3,121 | 6 | 3,853 |
| 1919 | | 11 | 2,827 | 5 | 4,204 |
| 1918 | | 8 | 3,542 | < 5 | -- |
| 1917 | | 10 | 2,904 | < 5 | -- |
| 1916 | | 10 | 2,845 | < 5 | -- |
| 1915 | | 7 | 3,465 | < 5 | -- |
| 1914 | | 5 | 3,674 | < 5 | -- |
| 1913 | | 8 | 2,354 | < 5 | -- |
| 1912 | | 7 | 2,391 | < 5 | -- |
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