Total births
1,654
Girls' name · since 1984
Bailie
Bailie has 1,654 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11410
- among girls today
- 1,654
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 36%
- more common than other girls
1,654 babies have been named Bailie since 1984, making it today's #11410 girls' name.
Bailie has 1,654 recorded births among girls since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11410 as of the latest data, more common than 36% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #11410 among girls today
- 1,654 born since 1984
- 1990s peak decade
- 36% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Bailie is currently the #11410 girls' name in America, more common than 36% of girls - 1,654 born since 1984, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11410
- among girls today
- 1,654
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 36%
- more common than other girls
Bailie vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#11410
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 36% of names given to girls today.
1990s
Peak decade
49% of everyone ever named Bailie was born in this single decade.
1997
Single peak year
121 babies were named Bailie in 1997 - its busiest year on record.
How Bailie compares
1,654 Top 24% higher than 76% of 17,726 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
Bailie's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bailie | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,654 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 121 | 48 | 19,840 |
Bailie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bailie splits its recorded history at 2005: 28% of all births land in the more recent half, 72% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 121 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bailie at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
1997
Current rank
#11,410
Active since
1984
Bailie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 121
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Bailie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Bailie's strongest decade.
803 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Bailie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 79
1980s
79 births
- 1990s
1990s
803 births
- 2000s
2000s
543 births
- 2010s 174
2010s
174 births
- 2020s 55
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 803 births (49% of all-time use).
How Bailie 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 Bailie's total volume
Bailie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Bailie by state
Where Bailie concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 92 | 5.6% |
| #2 | California | | 72 | 4.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 29 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Utah | | 29 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 28 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 19 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Washington | | 14 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 11 | 0.7% |
Texas share of Bailie's total US births 5.6%
Even split
92 of 1,654 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Bailie appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Bailie? ▼
Since 1984, Social Security records show 1,654 babies named Bailie. Today it holds rank #11410 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 1997, with 121 births.
When was Bailie most popular? ▼
Bailie was most popular in the 1990s decade with 803 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Bailie most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Bailie are Texas (92 births), California (72 births), Illinois (29 births).
How long has the name Bailie been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Bailie since 1984 -- 42 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Bailie? ▼
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.
What to do with Bailie's data
- Bailie's decade-level peak was the 1990s (803 total births); usage has since declined to 55 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Bailies (92 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Bailie
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Bailie
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Baileigh Girl
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Baily Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1984–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Bailie: #11410 Girls' Name - 1,654 Births, Peak 1997." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/bailie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Bailie 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 June 2026.