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“bold friend”
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English (Southern England)
01 / Meaning & origin
Baldwin is a masculine given name documented in English, German, Polish and 1 other language. English Wiktionary traces it to Proto-Germanic *Balþawiniz, with the stated meaning “bold friend”.
2 source accounts
Meaning: “bold friend”
From Proto-West Germanic *Balþawini, from Proto-Germanic *Balþawiniz (“bold friend”).
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United States, 2023: 6 boys (rank 10821). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
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1880–2025 Spelling: Baldwin
Recorded category boys
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 5 | 909 | observed |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | 10 | 1,803 | observed |
| 1914 | 10 | 2,101 | observed |
| 1915 | 9 | 2,621 | observed |
| 1916 | 8 | 2,926 | observed |
| 1917 | 10 | 2,562 | observed |
| 1918 | 11 | 2,543 | observed |
| 1919 | 9 | 2,877 | observed |
| 1920 | 10 | 2,765 | observed |
| 1921 | 8 | 3,214 | observed |
| 1922 | 5 | 4,307 | observed |
| 1923 | 11 | 2,614 | observed |
| 1924 | 9 | 3,023 | observed |
| 1925 | 8 | 3,155 | observed |
| 1926 | 10 | 2,725 | observed |
| 1927 | 8 | 3,151 | observed |
| 1928 | 7 | 3,357 | observed |
| 1929 | 10 | 2,589 | observed |
| 1930 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1931 | 9 | 2,651 | observed |
| 1932 | 7 | 3,092 | observed |
| 1933 | 7 | 3,004 | observed |
| 1934 | 5 | 3,679 | observed |
| 1935 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1936 | 5 | 3,549 | observed |
| 1937 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1938 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1939 | 7 | 2,829 | observed |
| 1940 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1941 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1942 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1943 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1944 | 5 | 3,430 | observed |
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | 12 | 2,143 | observed |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | 5 | 3,681 | observed |
| 1951 | 6 | 3,364 | observed |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | 5 | 3,798 | observed |
| 1954 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1955 | 7 | 3,201 | observed |
| 1956 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1957 | 8 | 3,024 | observed |
| 1958 | 12 | 2,370 | observed |
| 1959 | 8 | 3,037 | observed |
| 1960 | 8 | 3,077 | observed |
| 1961 | 6 | 3,652 | observed |
| 1962 | 9 | 2,848 | observed |
| 1963 | 7 | 3,318 | observed |
| 1964 | 7 | 3,282 | observed |
| 1965 | 13 | 2,270 | observed |
| 1966 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1967 | 7 | 3,231 | observed |
| 1968 | 7 | 3,365 | observed |
| 1969 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1970 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1971 | 5 | 4,907 | observed |
| 1972 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1973 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1974 | 7 | 4,190 | observed |
| 1975 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1976 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1977 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1978 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1979 | 6 | 5,355 | observed |
| 1980 | 10 | 3,838 | observed |
| 1981 | 6 | 5,468 | observed |
| 1982 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1983 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1984 | 6 | 5,561 | observed |
| 1985 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1986 | 8 | 4,853 | observed |
| 1987 | 5 | 6,951 | observed |
| 1988 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1989 | 8 | 5,615 | observed |
| 1990 | 12 | 4,407 | observed |
| 1991 | 7 | 6,519 | observed |
| 1992 | 12 | 4,564 | observed |
| 1993 | 5 | 8,700 | observed |
| 1994 | 11 | 5,109 | observed |
| 1995 | 8 | 6,407 | observed |
| 1996 | 9 | 5,982 | observed |
| 1997 | 7 | 7,281 | observed |
| 1998 | 11 | 5,466 | observed |
| 1999 | 7 | 7,874 | observed |
| 2000 | 9 | 6,839 | observed |
| 2001 | 7 | 8,339 | observed |
| 2002 | 8 | 7,643 | observed |
| 2003 | 7 | 8,643 | observed |
| 2004 | 8 | 8,143 | observed |
| 2005 | 10 | 7,096 | observed |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2008 | 6 | 11,037 | observed |
| 2009 | 11 | 7,236 | observed |
| 2010 | 8 | 8,803 | observed |
| 2011 | 8 | 8,767 | observed |
| 2012 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2015 | 6 | 10,644 | observed |
| 2016 | 6 | 10,744 | observed |
| 2017 | 10 | 7,546 | observed |
| 2018 | 9 | 8,154 | observed |
| 2019 | 11 | 7,173 | observed |
| 2020 | 6 | 10,605 | observed |
| 2021 | 10 | 7,587 | observed |
| 2022 | 8 | 8,990 | observed |
| 2023 | 6 | 10,821 | observed |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Baldwin” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
Baldwin— “prince friend”
The most general of these was, however, Baldwine, princely friend, who was very early a feudatory of the empire in Flanders, and the name continued in his family, so as to take strong hold of the population, and to spread into the adjoining lands. Baldwin was the father of William the Conqueror’s Matilda, and the one Baldwinus before the Conquest has very considerably multiplied after it, so that to us Baldwin has all the associations of a Norman name. Its European celebrity…
The most general of these was, however, Baldwine, princely friend, who was very early a feudatory of the empire in Flanders, and the name continued in his family, so as to take strong hold of the population, and to spread into the adjoining lands. Baldwin was the father of William the Conqueror’s Matilda, and the one Baldwinus before the Conquest has very considerably multiplied after it, so that to us Baldwin has all the associations of a Norman name. Its European celebrity was owing to the two knights of Lorraine and Bourg, who reigned successively at Jerusalem after the first Crusade, and left this to be considered as the appropriate Christian name in their short-lived dynasty; and again, it was borne by the unfortunate count who was thrust into the old Byzantine throne only to be demolished by the Bulgarians, or if indeed he ever returned, to be disowned as an impostor by his daughter.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part VI, Chapter II (Names From Teuton Mythology), Section VI (Baldur and Hodur) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
King of Jerusalem (1161-1185) (r. 1174-1185)
King of Jerusalem from 1100 to 1118
Count of Edessa (r. 1100-1118) and King of Jerusalem (r. 1118–1131)
Latin Emperor of Constantinople (1172 - c.1205)
King of Jerusalem (1130-1163) (r. 1143-1163)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
