How common is the last name Baker?

401,148 people in the United States have the last name Baker, about 1 in 745. It ranks #45 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

BAKER

#45

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
401,148
About
1 in 745
This common or more
11.5%
Who bears it

Of the 401,148 people with the last name Baker, 76.9% reported their origin as White, 14% as Black and 4.2% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Baker

#43 Adams · 413,470#44 Nelson · 410,801#46 Rivera · 398,449#47 Mitchell · 372,104

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Baker, most common first.

#8,929 Bakker · 3,517#9,801 Backer · 3,154#48,977 Bakr · 465#51,542 Bakir · 436#53,969 Bazer · 413#58,307 Bakar · 376#64,212 Baser · 335#90,848 Basker · 218

Also a first name

As a first name, Baker ranks #5,534 of 53,615, with 3,081 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 1,765 births. See Baker as a first name

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