Baron is a boy's name of English origin meaning “warrior, nobleman.” In 2024 it was given to 118 boys in the United States.
Baron belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “warrior, nobleman” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Baron first appears in Social Security records in 1912. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #589 in 1966, and in 2024 118 babies received the name — 6,924 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Baron means “warrior, nobleman” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Baron is a boy name. In 2024, 118 babies received the name in the US.
Baron comes from the English & American tradition.
Baron first appears in US records in 1912. Its best-ever ranking was #589 in 1966, and 118 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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