Bair vs Bailey

Side-by-side comparison of Bair and Bailey — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Bair

Boy name

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Name B

Bailey

Girl name · Rank #182

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Metric Bair Bailey
Current Rank Unranked #182
Total Births (all years) 27 109,344
Peak Year 2016 1998
Peak Year Births 6 5,199
Peak Decade 2010ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 2016 1916

Births by Decade

Decade Bair Bailey
1910ss — 6
1920ss — 6
1950ss — 5
1970ss — 28
1980ss — 4,083
1990ss — 31,623
2000ss — 36,880
2010ss 22 28,298
2020ss 5 8,415

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bair Bailey
2014 — 2,950
2015 — 2,853
2016 6 2,712
2017 6 2,433
2018 5 2,180
2019 5 1,819
2020 — 1,667
2021 — 1,774
2022 5 1,648
2023 — 1,682
2024 — 1,644

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 2016–2022.

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