US rank #3874 Girls' name Peak 2024 52 births

Baela — #3874 US girls' name

52 babies named Baela in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s52020s47
#3874
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 78% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

90% of everyone ever named Baela was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

39 babies were named Baela in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Baela

The Social Security Administration has registered 52 babies named Baela between 2014 and 2024, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Baela currently holds the #3874 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 39 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Baela performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Baela shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Baela in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Baela in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 52 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Baela at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

52

Since 2014

11 years of records

Peak year

2024

39 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,874

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2014

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2024

Baela popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2014

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
39
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
01020304050 202420232014 5

Baela by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
47 births that decade — 90% of Baela's all-time total
2010s52020s47

Baela by state

Where Baela concentrates geographically — total births since 2014

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Baela
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 9.6%
Texas share of Baela's total US births 9.6%

5 of 52 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Baela?
52 babies have been named Baela since 2014. It currently ranks #3874 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 39 births.
When was Baela most popular?
Baela was most popular in the 2020s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Baela most popular?
The top states for the name Baela are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Baela been used?
Baela has been recorded in Social Security data since 2014, spanning 11 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Baela?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Baelynn, Baeleigh, Baelyn, Baeli, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2014–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.