The baby name Baldwin is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced BOLD-win (IPA: /ˈbɔːldwɪn/ or /ˈbɑːldwɪn/).
The baby name Baldwin is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced BOLD-win (IPA: /ˈbɔːldwɪn/ or /ˈbɑːldwɪn/).
Baldwin is English, Germanic in Origin.
Baldwin blends the Old Germanic elements bald, “bold, brave,” and win, “friend,” yielding the appealing meaning “bold friend” or “brave companion.” In Old English it appeared as Bealdwine; the Normans introduced their form Baudouin after 1066, which helped fix Baldwin in medieval England. The Latinized Balduinus is frequent in charters and chronicles.
Use peaked in the High Middle Ages, buoyed by powerful bearers: several counts of Flanders, the crusader kings Baldwin I–IV of Jerusalem, and Archbishop Baldwin of Canterbury. The name later waned in Britain, surviving as a surname, and saw modest revival in the 19th–20th centuries; today it is uncommon as a given name in English but familiar across Europe. International variants include French Baudouin, Dutch Boudewijn, German Balduin, Italian Baldovino/Balduino, Spanish/Portuguese Balduino, and medieval Latin Balduinus; English spellings sometimes show Baldwyn. Nicknames may include Win or, in Romance languages, Baldo.
| Baldwin I of Jerusalem Baldwin I of Jerusalem is best known as the first king of Jerusalem, ruling from 1100 until his death in 1118, after earlier serving as the first count of Edessa from 1098 to 1100. He was the youngest son of Eustace II of Boulogne and Ida of Lorraine, and he married the Norman noblewoman Godehilde of Tosny. | Baldwin II of Jerusalem Baldwin II of Jerusalem is best known as the king of Jerusalem during the Crusader period. Also called Baldwin of Bourcq, he was count of Edessa from 1100 to 1118 before ruling Jerusalem from 1118 until his death in 1131. | Baldwin I of Constantinople Baldwin I of Constantinople was a key figure in the Fourth Crusade and became the first emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople in 1204. His reign marked the establishment of a new political entity in the region following the conquest of the Byzantine capital. Baldwin's leadership and the events of the Fourth Crusade significantly impacted the history of the Byzantine Empire. |
| Baldwin III of Jerusalem Baldwin III was the king of Jerusalem and is best known for being the longest-reigning 12th-century ruler of the kingdom. He reigned from 1143 until his death in 1163, took sole control in 1152, and died relatively young. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN | 0 | #85 | 2 | 3,857 | |
| JM | 0 | #93 | 1 | 3,714 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| PH | 0 | #109 | 2 | 5,607 | |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #252 | 2 | 6,830 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #256 | 17 | 6,876 |
| NG | 0 | #271 | 2 | 5,926 | |
| SG | 0 | #280 | 3 | 11,010 | |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #328 | 4 | 9,639 |
| HK | 0 | #353 | 5 | 8,483 | |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #405 | 4 | 11,440 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| ZA | 0 | #471 | 4 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #495 | 5 | 7,625 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #507 | 21 | 12,905 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #572 | 4 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #621 | 2 | 9,244 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #732 | 8 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #822 | 5 | 15,093 |
| United States | Boys | 2023 | #893 | 6 | 7,053 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #906 | 15 | 15,656 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #918 | 34 | 16,906 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #932 | 20 | 5,873 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,016 | 163 | 25,619 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,090 | 22 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,137 | 7 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,591 | 24 | 28,008 |
Baldwin is popular in 34 countries — most recent births per country:
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