Is Baldwin a boy or girl name?

Baldwin is a boy’s name. Of the 634 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Baldwin

Recorded 1880–2023 · United States

Baldwin was most popular in 1965, when 13 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,414 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 634 people named Baldwin.

Baldwin over time

Births per year. The dot marks Baldwin’s peak in 1965. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Baldwin a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Baldwin is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 634 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org