US rank #3196 Girls' name Peak 2010 2,506 births

Baileigh — #3196 US girls' name

2,506 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.

1980s171990s4162000s8652010s9272020s281
#3196
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 82% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Baileigh was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

128 babies were named Baileigh in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Baileigh

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,506 babies named Baileigh between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Baileigh currently holds the #3196 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 128 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Baileigh performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 927 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Baileigh shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 256 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Baileigh in 19 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Baileigh 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 2,506 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.

Baileigh at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,506

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

2010

128 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,196

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Baileigh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
128
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
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Baileigh by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
927 births that decade — 37% of Baileigh's all-time total
1980s171990s4162000s8652010s9272020s281

Baileigh by state

Where Baileigh concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Baileigh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
256 10.2%
#2 Louisiana
125 5.0%
#3 Georgia
112 4.5%
#4 Alabama
74 3.0%
#5 Florida
73 2.9%
#6 Mississippi
48 1.9%
#7 Ohio
46 1.8%
#8 North Carolina
45 1.8%
Texas share of Baileigh's total US births 10.2%
Even split

256 of 2,506 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.

Baileigh appears in 19 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Baileigh?
2,506 babies have been named Baileigh since 1988. It currently ranks #3196 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 128 births.
When was Baileigh most popular?
Baileigh was most popular in the 2010s decade with 927 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Baileigh most popular?
The top states for the name Baileigh are Texas (256 births), Louisiana (125 births), Georgia (112 births).
How long has the name Baileigh been used?
Baileigh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Baileigh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bailey, Bailee, Baila, Bailie, 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, 1988–2024 (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.