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Bauer

Boy's name · #2486 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Bauer reached its best rank, #2235, in 2019 and ranked #2486 in 2025. Roughly 870 boys have been named Bauer since 1996.

Across the states

In recent years, Bauer ran about 6× its national rate in Minnesota.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 2 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Bauer ranks in other countries and regions.

#2,095 in Canada (2025) · #2,144 in Sweden (2025) · #3,185 in Ecuador (2000).

Famous Bauers

• Bauer — Brazilian footballer and manager (1925–2007)
• Bauer Sharp — American football player (born 2003)

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 65,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

• Bruno Bauer — German philosopher and theologian (1809–1882)
• Gustav Bauer — Chancellor of Germany from 1919 to 1920 (1870–1944)
• Otto Bauer — Austrian socialist politician (1881–1938)

Similar names: Knight · Baruch · Weslee · Decker · Mayer · Banner

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