Given name & surname
Baer
Baer is a surname from German. It is used in English and Limburgish.
Original GermanBär
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2007. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Baer through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 256
- 256 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 26 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #5,890 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −6%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,890 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 5.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 190 as a first name in 2020; 15,713 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Baer’s family of names
In Limburgish usage, Baer has a diminutive in Baerke. In English usage, Baer has a related form in BEAR. In Limburgish usage, Baer has a diminutive in Paerke.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Around the world
Baer has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its German roots to each of them.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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