Girls' name · since 1988
Baileigh
2,545 babies named Baileigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,996 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,812 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,545
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,545 babies have been named Baileigh since 1988, making it today's #3812 girls' name.
Baileigh has 2,545 recorded births among girls since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3812 as of the latest data, more common than 78% 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 1988 to 2025.
- #3,996 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,812 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,545 born since 1988
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Baileigh ranks #3,996 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,812 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,545 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,996 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,812 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,545
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Baileigh's 2,545 recorded births place it above 94.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Baileigh compares
2,545 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Baileigh's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Baileigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,545 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 128 | 21 | 19,840 |
Baileigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Baileigh's full recorded timeline at 2007, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 128 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Baileigh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 128
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Baileigh by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (927 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Baileigh's strongest decade.
927 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Baileigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s
1990s
416 births
- 2000s
2000s
865 births
- 2010s
2010s
927 births
- 2020s 320
2020s
320 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 927 births (36% of all-time use).
How Baileigh 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 Baileigh's total volume
Baileigh by state
Where Baileigh concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 261 | 10.3% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 125 | 4.9% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 119 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 74 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 73 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 51 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Mississippi | | 48 | 1.9% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 45 | 1.8% |
261 of 2,545 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Baileigh appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Baileigh's data
- Baileigh's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (927 total births) through the 2020s (320) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Baileighs (261 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Baileigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Baileigh 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.