Baldwin
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Germanic
Baldwin is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “bold friend”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Baldwin mean?
Germanic
“bold friend”
A male given name from the Germanic languages; rather rare in English.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Baldwin a girl's or a boy's name?
Baldwin is a boys' name.
How popular is Baldwin in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1965, with 13 boys.
Half of all the boys named Baldwin in the US since 1880 were born between 1931 and 1999. It was already well used in 1880, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Baldwin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,582 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,103 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,401 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 10 | #3,837 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,364 |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,229 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 13 | #2,269 |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,281 |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,317 |
| 1962 | 9 | #2,846 |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,650 |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,075 |
| 1959 | 8 | #3,036 |
| 1958 | 12 | #2,368 |
| 1957 | 8 | #3,022 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 7 | #3,199 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #3,796 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,362 |
| 1950 | 5 | #3,678 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 12 | #2,142 |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,428 |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 7 | #2,829 |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,548 |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 5 | #3,677 |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,091 |
| 1931 | 9 | #2,650 |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 10 | #2,588 |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,355 |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,150 |
| 1926 | 10 | #2,723 |
| 1925 | 8 | #3,153 |
| 1924 | 9 | #3,022 |
| 1923 | 11 | #2,613 |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,305 |
| 1921 | 8 | #3,213 |
| 1920 | 10 | #2,764 |
| 1919 | 9 | #2,876 |
| 1918 | 11 | #2,542 |
| 1917 | 10 | #2,561 |
| 1916 | 8 | #2,925 |
| 1915 | 9 | #2,620 |
| 1914 | 10 | #2,100 |
| 1913 | 10 | #1,802 |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 5 | #909 |
Names like Baldwin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Henry, Edwin, William, Charlie, Martin, Benjamin, Walter, Wilson, Emmett, Otto, Lewis, Louis
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Charlotte, Archie, Emma, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles, Alice, Myles, Charles
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Baldwin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/baldwin, updated 20 October 2026.