Girls' name · since 1982

Bailee

Bailee has 16,240 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#1,216 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,070 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
16,240
born since 1982
2010s
peak decade

Bailee currently ranks #1070 among girls' names in America, with 16,240 babies recorded since 1982.

Social Security Administration records show Bailee recorded 16,240 times among girls since 1982, holding rank #1070 nationally today, ahead of 94% 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 1982 to 2025.

  • #1,216 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #1,070 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 16,240 born since 1982
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bailee ranks #1,216 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,070 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 16,240 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.

#1,216 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,070 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
16,240
born since 1982
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%93.8%
Bailee vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Bailee's 16,240 recorded births place it above 98.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

48 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Bailee compares

16,240 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

Bailee's all-time total is 43x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Bailee Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 16,240 376 567,345
Peak-year births 658 21 19,840

Bailee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Bailee splits its recorded history at 2004: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 658 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Bailee popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
658
Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
0200400600800 198219881994200020062012201820242025 227

Bailee popularity over time - boys

243 total births recorded since 1995 (Bailee as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 243 births
0510152025 199519982001200420072010201420182025 6

Bailee by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (5,317 births, 33% of the file).

2010s was Bailee's strongest decade.

5,317 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.

Bailee births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 5,317 births (33% of all-time use).

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

How Bailee 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 Bailee's total volume

Bailee vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10%12% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -46, 4.5%-141, 4.3%-145, 1.7%-69, 4.2%-59, 5.5%-64, 10.1%-146, 3.6%-80, 4.6%-110, 2.6%-55, 5.2%-144, 2.3%-108, 2.7%-114, 2.7%-146, 1.8%-112, 6.4%Bailee-44, 4.1%Bailee
Bailee vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Bailee by state

Where Bailee concentrates geographically, total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Bailee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
1,719 10.6%
#2 California
954 5.9%
#3 Georgia
724 4.5%
#4 Ohio
724 4.5%
#5 Louisiana
634 3.9%
#6 Florida
626 3.9%
#7 Utah
617 3.8%
#8 Tennessee
589 3.6%
Texas share of Bailee's total US births 10.6%
Even split

1,719 of 16,240 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.

Bailee appears in 48 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bailee?
16,240 babies have been named Bailee since 1982. All-time, it sits at #1,216 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #1,070 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2000 with 658 births.
Where does Bailee sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bailee ranks #1,216 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,070 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Bailee most popular?
Bailee was most popular in the 2010s decade with 5,317 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Bailee most popular?
The top states for the name Bailee are Texas (1,719 births), California (954 births), Georgia (724 births).
How long has the name Bailee been used?
The SSA has tracked Bailee since 1982 -- 44 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Bailee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bailey, Baila, Baileigh, Bailie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Bailee's data

  • Bailee's decade-level peak was the 2010s (5,317 total births); usage has since declined to 1,744 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Bailees (1,719 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

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

Keep exploring Bailee

Nearby Names Like Bailee

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Bailee

Names with a similar popularity rank to Bailee

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Bailee: 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, 1982–2025 (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 Bailee 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.