US rank #11362 Girls' name Peak 1997 1,643 births

Bailie — #11362 US girls' name

1,643 babies named Bailie in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s791990s8032000s5432010s1732020s45
#11362
of 17,661 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.

What the Data Says About Bailie

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,643 babies named Bailie between 1984 and 2024, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bailie currently holds the #11362 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 121 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bailie performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 803 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Bailie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 92 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Bailie in 19 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bailie 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 1,643 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.

Bailie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,643

Since 1984

41 years of records

Peak year

1997

121 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#11,362

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1984

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2024

Bailie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1984

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1997)
121
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
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Bailie by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
803 births that decade — 49% of Bailie's all-time total
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Bailie by state

Where Bailie concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Bailie
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 1.2%
#7 Washington
14 0.9%
#8 Georgia
11 0.7%
Texas share of Bailie's total US births 5.6%
Even split

92 of 1,643 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?
1,643 babies have been named Bailie since 1984. It currently ranks #11362 among girls. The peak year 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?
Bailie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 41 years of data through 2024.
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.

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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, 1984–2024 (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.