Baker is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #5387 in 2017 with 24 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2025 with 125 births ranking #1656. In 2017, approximately 1 in every 71,912 girls born was named Baker. RISING Recent data shows the name is currently rising.
Baker is a straightforward occupational surname name meaning "bread maker". As a first name, it feels modern, practical, and very much part of the surname-name trend.
Like Archer and Carter, Baker came into first-name use from an old job title. Its recent rise fits the popularity of work-based surnames as given names.