Given name
Baldemar
“brave”·“famous”
Baldemar is a given name. It is used in German.
Original GermanBaldomarius
Meaning & origin
What it means
Baldemar is built from elements meaning “brave” and “famous”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is German.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Baldemar through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,256
- 2,256 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 42 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #7,739 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −15%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,739 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 14.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 42 in 1989. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,532 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Baldemar’s family of names
Baldemar has a related form in Baldomero. Baldemar has a related form in Baldemarr. Baldemar has a related form in Baldemero.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Baldomariusvariant · German
- Baldomarvariant · German
- Baldomerovariant
- Baumyrvariant
- Baumurvariant
- Baumirvariant
- Baumorvariant
- Baumervariant
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