US rank #11515 Girls' name Peak 2018 280 births

Bailei — #11515 US girls' name

280 babies named Bailei in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s122000s872010s1322020s49
#11515
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 35% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Bailei was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

24 babies were named Bailei in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bailei

The Social Security Administration has registered 280 babies named Bailei between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bailei currently holds the #11515 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bailei performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 132 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Bailei shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Bailei in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bailei 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 280 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.

Bailei at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

280

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2018

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,515

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Bailei popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
24
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
0510152025 20242020201620122008200419981997 7

Bailei by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
132 births that decade — 47% of Bailei's all-time total
1990s122000s872010s1322020s49

Bailei by state

Where Bailei concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Bailei
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
5 1.8%
Michigan share of Bailei's total US births 1.8%

5 of 280 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bailei?
280 babies have been named Bailei since 1997. It currently ranks #11515 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 24 births.
When was Bailei most popular?
Bailei was most popular in the 2010s decade with 132 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Bailei most popular?
The top states for the name Bailei are Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Bailei been used?
Bailei has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Bailei?
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.

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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, 1997–2024 (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.