Baird vs Bailey

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

Name A

Baird

Boy name · Rank #9035

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Name B

Bailey

Girl name · Rank #182

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Metric Baird Bailey
Current Rank #9035 #182
Total Births (all years) 471 109,344
Peak Year 1957 1998
Peak Year Births 17 5,199
Peak Decade 2010ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1915 1916

Births by Decade

Decade Baird Bailey
1910ss 12 6
1920ss 54 6
1930ss 35 —
1940ss 38 —
1950ss 62 5
1960ss 43 —
1970ss 25 28
1980ss 30 4,083
1990ss 18 31,623
2000ss 51 36,880
2010ss 79 28,298
2020ss 24 8,415

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Baird Bailey
2014 9 2,950
2015 9 2,853
2016 5 2,712
2017 11 2,433
2018 6 2,180
2019 11 1,819
2020 8 1,667
2021 8 1,774
2022 — 1,648
2023 — 1,682
2024 8 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, 1915–2024.

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