Unisex name · since 1990

Bai

10 babies named Bai in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#54,756 of 72,339
all-time among girls
10
born since 1990
1990s
peak decade

Bai is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 10 have been recorded since 1990.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bai has been recorded 10 times among girls since 1990, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2005.

  • #54,756 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 10 born since 1990
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bai ranks #54,756 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1990, peaking in the 1990s.

#54,756 of 72,339
all-time among girls
10
born since 1990
1990s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Bai's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Bai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Bai's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded.

Bai popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2005

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1990)
5
Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
5 19902005 5

Bai popularity over time - boys

5 total births recorded since 1979 (Bai as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 1979 5

Bai by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).

1990s was Bai's strongest decade.

5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Bai births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bai? ▼
10 babies have been named Bai since 1990. All-time, it sits at #54,756 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1990 with 5 births.
Where does Bai sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bai ranks #54,756 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Bai most popular? ▼
Bai was most popular in the 1990s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Is Bai a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Bai is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 10 births, and as a boy's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Bai been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Bai since 1990 -- 16 years through the most recent 2005 data.
What names are similar to Bai? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bailey, Bailee, Baila, Baileigh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Bai's data

  • Bai's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Bai

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Bai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1990–2005 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bai draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.