Girls' name · since 1997
Bailei
286 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.
- #16,316 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,738 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 286
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
286 babies have been named Bailei since 1997, making it today's #15738 girls' name.
Bailei has 286 recorded births among girls since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15738 as of the latest data, more common than 9% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #16,316 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,738 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 286 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bailei ranks #16,316 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,738 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 286 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,316 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,738 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 286
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bailei's 286 recorded births place it above 77.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
How Bailei compares
286 44th percentile among 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
Bailei's all-time total is 24% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bailei | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 286 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 21 | 19,840 |
Bailei's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bailei's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bailei popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Bailei by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (132 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Bailei's strongest decade.
132 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Bailei births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
87 births
- 2010s
2010s
132 births
- 2020s
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 132 births (46% of all-time use).
Bailei by state
Where Bailei concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 286 births nationwide.
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What to do with Bailei's data
- Bailei's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (132 total births) through the 2020s (55) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Michigan records the most Baileis (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bailei: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Bailei 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.