Girls' name · since 1955
Baila
Baila has 3,416 recorded births since 1955 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,310 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,470 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,416
- born since 1955
- 2010s
- peak decade
Baila currently ranks #1470 among girls' names in America, with 3,416 babies recorded since 1955.
Social Security Administration records show Baila recorded 3,416 times among girls since 1955, holding rank #1470 nationally today, ahead of 92% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2025.
- #3,310 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,470 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,416 born since 1955
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Baila ranks #3,310 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,470 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,416 born since 1955, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,310 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,470 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,416
- born since 1955
- 2010s
- peak decade
Baila's 3,416 recorded births place it above 95.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Baila compares
3,416 Top 17% higher than 83% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Baila's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Baila | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,416 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 157 | 21 | 19,840 |
Baila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Baila's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 85% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 15%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 157, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Baila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 157
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Baila by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,119 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Baila's strongest decade.
1,119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Baila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 19
1950s
19 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 65
1970s
65 births
- 1980s 195
1980s
195 births
- 1990s 379
1990s
379 births
- 2000s
2000s
761 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,119 births
- 2020s
2020s
860 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,119 births (33% of all-time use).
How Baila compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Baila's total volume
Baila by state
Where Baila concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 2,461 | 72.0% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 566 | 16.6% |
| #3 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.1% |
2,461 of 3,416 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Baila's data
- Baila's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,119 total births) through the 2020s (860) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Bailas (2,461 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Baila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~70 yrs)
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, 1955–2025 (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 Baila 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.