Recorded 1990–2005 Unisex name Peak 1990 10 births

Bai — unisex name

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.

1990s52000s5
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Bai was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

5 babies were named Bai in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bai

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Bai between 1990 and 2005, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bai currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 5 babies received it in a single year. Bai is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1979.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bai performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Bai shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bai 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 10 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.

Bai at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

10

Since 1990

16 years of records

Peak year

1990

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1990

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2005

Bai popularity over time — girls

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

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1990)
5
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
5 20051990 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

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
5 births that decade — 50% of Bai's all-time total
1990s52000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bai?
10 babies have been named Bai since 1990. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1990 with 5 births.
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?
Bai has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 16 years of data through 2005.
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.

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, 1990–2005 (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.