How Many People Are Named Baldwin?
people named Baldwin are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 863,093 people in the US has this name
Based on 634 babies named Baldwin in Social Security records from 1880 to 2023, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
13 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Derived from the Germanic elements bald "bold, brave" and win "friend". In the Middle Ages this was a popular name in Flanders and among the Normans, who brought it to Britain. It was borne by one of the leaders of the First Crusade, an 11th-century nobleman from Flanders. After the crusaders conquered Jerusalem, he was crowned as the king of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Baldwin in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Baldwin alive today is about 35 years old, and 47% are under 30. Half of them were between 17 and 57 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Baldwin first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1965, to 13 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2023.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2023
🏆 Rank History
Baldwin has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #922, in 1880.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #922 (1880) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #5,914 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Baldwin alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Baldwin were born in New York than in any other state: about 14 of those alive today.
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