# Balthasar (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/balthasar/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | not in the US data |
| Boys / girls in the US | not in the US data |
| Babies in England and Wales | not in the ONS data |

## People named Balthasar

- Johann Balthasar Neumann, German engineer and architect (1687–1753)
- Balthasar van der Ast, Dutch painter (1593-1657)
- Balthasar Hubmaier, German Anabaptist leader
- Balthasar Gérard, assassin of William I of Orange
- Balthasar Bekker, Dutch minister and author
- Balthasar van der Pol, Dutch physicist (1889-1959)
- Balthasar Russow, Estonian chronicler and cleric (1536–1600)
- Balthasar Denner, German painter (1685-1749)
- Balthasar, Duke of Mecklenburg, Duke of Mecklenburg
- Balthasar of Żagań, Duke of Żagań-Przewóz
- Balthasar Schwarm, German luger
- Balthasar Münter, German author and theologian

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.