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Baron

Pronunciation
[Ba-ron]
Gender
Male
Meaning
Warrior
Origin
English
German for Young Warrior. A title of nobility, along the lines of Earl and Duke, used as a given name. In England, a baron was the lowest rank of hereditary peerage that entitles the holder to serve in the House of Lords.

Baron Popularity Snapshot

Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 6,924 baby boys have been named Baron. The name peaked in 2008 with 196 US births that year (rank #995). In 2024, ranked #1506 nationally — 511 places below its 2008 peak.

Top States for Baron

Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Baron births are: California (815), Texas (569), New York (386).

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5-Letter Names Starting with B

Names with Baron's exact length and starting letter: Badal, Bader, Badia, Badra, Badru.

Quick Facts About Baron

5,642
English baby names in our dictionary
3,391
English male names
209
5-letter B-names in our dictionary
783
B-male names total
2008–2008
years of US SSA records (1 total)
196
total US births named Baron (all years)

US Popularity History (2008–2008)

Annual US births named Baron by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2008 with 196 boys named Baron (boy rank #995 that year).

Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.

Variant Forms

NameMeaningGenderOrigin
Barron Warrior: Variant Of The Title Baron. Male English

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