Across the world, Bäcker (Becker 
, Беккер 
, ベッカー 
) is quite a rare mostly masculine, but uncommonly female first name. The first name Bäcker is characteristic of Luxembourg, where it is quite a rare epicene name, Nicaragua, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Peru, where it is a rare masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in China, Peru, and Cameroon. Predominantly, Bäcker is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Becker | Germany, Brazil, Canada, United States, France |
| Беккер | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Russia |
| ベッカー | Japan |
| Bäcker | Austria, Germany, South Africa, Brazil, United States |
Backer, Baeck, Baecker, Baker, Beck, Beckerová, Beckmann, Becková, Bek, Beker, Bekker, Boulanger, Bäck, Knickerbocker, Panettieri, Pek, Pfister, Piekarz, Баккер, Бейкер, Бек, Бекман, Бекманн, Буланже, Бэйкер, Пекар, בייקר, בק, בקמן, بوولنجر, بيك, بيكر, بيكمان, バッカー, ブーランジェ, ベイカー, ベック, ベックマン, ベーカー, 贝克, and 贝克曼
Bäcker is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Bäcker , the operatic character in the opera Ulenspiegel.
Max, Susy, Sven, Alex, Anna, Anne, Anja, Anke, Arne, Awah, Axel, Carl, Bert, Karl, Kane, Kurt, Paul, Pär, Ralf, Rolf, Rene, Ruth, Sara, Mike, Maja, Maik, Mia, Ann, Amy, Kai, Pia, Ron, Reh, Leo, Lea, Jan, Rudi, Joe, Tim, Eva, Ina, Udo, Ute, Uwe, Mari, Marc, Mark, Mats, Tom, and Dirk