Is Bauer a boy or girl name?

Bauer is a boy’s name. Of the 875 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.7% were girls and 99.3% were boys.

Bauer

Recorded 1996–2025 · United States

Bauer was most popular in 2019, when 62 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,820 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,336, with 54 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 875 people named Bauer.

Bauer over time

Births per year. The dot marks Bauer’s peak in 2019. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Bauer a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Bauer is a boy’s name — 0.7% of the 875 Americans given it were girls and 99.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 1% girls and 99% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Bauer

Where Bauer is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Minnesota 27.4×

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