US rank #9212 Unisex name Peak 2011 281 births

Bailyn — #9212 US unisex name

281 babies named Bailyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s222000s702010s1412020s48
#9212
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 48% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Bailyn was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

20 babies were named Bailyn in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bailyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 281 babies named Bailyn between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bailyn currently holds the #9212 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 20 babies received it in a single year. Bailyn is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 15 additional births since 2001.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bailyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 141 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Bailyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bailyn 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 281 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.

Bailyn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

281

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2011

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,212

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Bailyn popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
20
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
0510152025 2024202020162012200720021996 6

Bailyn popularity over time — boys

15 total births recorded since 2001 (Bailyn as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 15 births
5 201220112001 5

Bailyn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
141 births that decade — 50% of Bailyn's all-time total
1990s222000s702010s1412020s48

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bailyn?
281 babies have been named Bailyn since 1996. It currently ranks #9212 among girls. The peak year was 2011 with 20 births.
When was Bailyn most popular?
Bailyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 141 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Is Bailyn a unisex name?
Yes, Bailyn is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 281 births, and as a boy's name it has 15 births.
How long has the name Bailyn been used?
Bailyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Bailyn?
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, 1996–2024 (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.