The baby name Baxter appears in baby name data for the United States from 1912 to 2020. It was most popular in 1927 with 54 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Baxter has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1912 | 20 |
| 1913 | 14 |
| 1914 | 32 |
| 1915 | 40 |
| 1916 | 39 |
| 1917 | 41 |
| 1918 | 32 |
| 1919 | 30 |
| 1920 | 34 |
| 1921 | 34 |
| 1922 | 28 |
| 1923 | 35 |
| 1924 | 36 |
| 1925 | 41 |
| 1926 | 35 |
| 1927 | 54 |
| 1928 | 33 |
| 1929 | 24 |
| 1930 | 45 |
| 1931 | 44 |
| 1932 | 23 |
| 1933 | 45 |
| 1934 | 39 |
| 1935 | 24 |
| 1936 | 27 |
| 1937 | 22 |
| 1938 | 21 |
| 1939 | 36 |
| 1940 | 21 |
| 1941 | 21 |
| 1942 | 18 |
| 1943 | 32 |
| 1944 | 30 |
| 1945 | 18 |
| 1946 | 36 |
| 1947 | 39 |
| 1948 | 30 |
| 1949 | 15 |
| 1950 | 24 |
| 1952 | 20 |
| 1953 | 21 |
| 1955 | 8 |
| 1956 | 8 |
| 1957 | 5 |
| 1958 | 7 |
| 1960 | 5 |
| 1961 | 5 |
| 1964 | 10 |
| 1989 | 7 |
| 1996 | 6 |
| 1997 | 6 |
| 1998 | 11 |
| 2000 | 5 |
| 2009 | 5 |
| 2011 | 5 |
| 2012 | 10 |
| 2013 | 22 |
| 2014 | 16 |
| 2015 | 22 |
| 2016 | 18 |
| 2017 | 22 |
| 2018 | 26 |
| 2019 | 17 |
| 2020 | 7 |