Baxter

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Baxter: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Baxter: Recorded since 1996, it reached #671 in 2012, and it stood at #1,675 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
25times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#671highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#2020
2000	#1889
2002	#1411
2003	#1513
2004	#2578
2005	#1716
2006	#2538
2007	#2023
2008	#1828
2009	#1568
2010	#1171
2011	#958
2012	#671
2013	#821
2014	#837
2015	#740
2016	#818
2017	#1097
2018	#1235
2019	#856
2020	#1150
2021	#907
2022	#1534
2023	#2546
2024	#1675

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 25 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #2020 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #671 among boys in England and Wales, in 2012 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1675 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Baxter by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Baxter in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	5	1 of 10	5
2000s	81	9 of 10	9
2010sbusiest	339	10 of 10	34
2020s	95	5 of 10	19

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 34 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Baxter appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #671 in England and Wales in 2012.

Baxter's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#1675	15	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#2546	8	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#1534	16	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#907	33	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#1150	23	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#856	35	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#1235	21	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#1097	26	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#818	39	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#740	44	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#837	36	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#821	37	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#671	50	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#958	29	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#1171	22	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#1568	14	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#1828	11	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#2023	9	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#2538	6	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#1716	10	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#2578	5	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#1513	10	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#1411	10	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#1889	6	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#2020	5	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 25 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #671, first reached in 2012.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 50 births, registered in England and Wales in 2012.

Its record falls into 3 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 3 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
23 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years20 to 29 unbroken years →
3separate stretches the record falls into3 separate stretches →
3 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#1,675position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
50births registered in its largest year, 201250 to 99 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Ammarah · #671, 29y
Rimsha · #671, 25y
Eleri · #672, 29y
Nancie · #670, 24y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Ammarah · #671, 29y
Rhiann · #671, 19y
Rimsha · #671, 25y
Eleri · #672, 29y

Baxter was ranked #671 in England and Wales · Boys in 2012. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Baxter and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Baxter without appearing here.

Baxter moved ahead of

Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2546 and #1533 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #1675 and #5119.
Robyn Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2546 and #2325 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #1675 and #4270.
Keith Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2546 and #2325 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #1675 and #3688.
Brent Compare
In 2007 they stood at #2023 and #1756 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2008 that had become #1828 and #3687.

Moved ahead of Baxter

Harper Compare
In 2022 they stood at #1534 and #1609 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #2546 and #1207.
Matheo Compare
In 2022 they stood at #1534 and #2018 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #2546 and #1363.
Isak Compare
In 2022 they stood at #1534 and #3449 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #2546 and #1461.
Rune Compare
In 2022 they stood at #1534 and #1609 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #2546 and #1799.

Moved the opposite way to Baxter

Brooke Compare
Between 1996 and 2020 in England and Wales · Boys, Baxter went from #2020 to #1150 while Brooke went from #2357 to #4608.
Shannon Compare
Between 1996 and 2019 in England and Wales · Boys, Baxter went from #2020 to #856 while Shannon went from #1168 to #4702.
Kim Compare
Between 1996 and 2015 in England and Wales · Boys, Baxter went from #2020 to #740 while Kim went from #1168 to #4747.
Tayla Compare
Between 1996 and 2015 in England and Wales · Boys, Baxter went from #2020 to #740 while Tayla went from #1458 to #4747.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #671 in England and Wales in 2012. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Baxter

Baxter at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Baxter by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Baxter appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Names published alongside Baxter

Baxter and the names beside it

Baxter moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Baxter

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Baxter at a glance

Baxter by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Baxter appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Names published alongside Baxter

Baxter and the names beside it

Baxter moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Baxter

Moved the opposite way to Baxter