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Baron

Baron means "English title name" and comes from English, giving it real etymological depth as a boy's name. It shows no signs of slowing down, reaching new highs in the 2010s. In the current registry, it is a real rarity. Few names stick around this long: it shows up across almost the entire twelve-decade span this registry covers.

EnglishEnglish title name
EtymologyMeaning "nobleman, warrior"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
76
1920s
64
1930s
99
1940s
251
1950s
495
1960s
934
1970s
735
1980s
687
1990s
619
2000s
1,028
2010s
1,127
Peaked in the 2010s · 6,115 total U.S. births since 1900