Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Baxter
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2014
Peak era
2014
Peak births
74
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Baxter
How many people are named Baxter?
An estimated 2,341 living Americans are named Baxter.
How rare is Baxter?
Baxter is very rare among babies today, with 38 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 48.6% from its 2014 peak.
How old is the typical Baxter?
The median age of a living American named Baxter is approximately 25 years, with most bearers falling between 12 and 45 years old.
Is Baxter still popular?
Not especially. Baxter has been declining since its 2014 peak and registered 38 births in 2025.
Where is Baxter most common?
Baxter has its strongest geographic signal in North Carolina, where it appears 10.7× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 20142025
Peak year
2014
Decline from peak
48.6%
2025
38
All-time
4,034
Where it lives now
Baxter is most concentrated in North Carolina — about 9.3× the national rate in the 1940s.
States where Baxter is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.