Given name & surname
Baron
“a title of nobility”
Baron is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “a title of nobility.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “a title of nobility.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
In English usage, Baron as a surname is an affectionate form of Bartoloměj. In English usage, Baron as a surname developed from Baran.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Baron through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,059
- 7,059 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 196 babies
- 2025
- 135
- #1,370 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −13%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 135 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,370 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 13.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 196 in 2008. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (17). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,249 as a first name in 2020; 15,523 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.
Baron’s family of names
In English usage, Baron as a surname is an affectionate form of Bartoloměj. In English usage, Baron as a surname developed from the Polish form Baran. Baron has a related form in Barron.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Around the world
Baron has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its English roots to each of them.
Englishwhere Baron comes from · 4 names
Nicknames & forms 15
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Baron
- Baron WaqaNauruan politicianborn 1959
- Baron DavisAmerican basketball player (born 1979)
- Baron HillAmerican politician (born 1953)
- Baron WolmanAmerican photographer1937–2020
- Baron BrowningAmerican football linebackerborn 1999
- Baron GeislerFilipino actorborn 1982
- Carl Ferdinand Heinrich von LudwigGerman-born pharmacist, businessperson, natural history collector and patron of the natural sciences1784–1847
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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