Girls' name · since 1995

Balee

24 babies named Balee in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#43,488 of 72,339
all-time among girls
24
born since 1995
1990s
peak decade

24 girls have been named Balee since 1995, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Balee recorded 24 times among girls since 1995, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2007.

  • #43,488 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 24 born since 1995
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Balee ranks #43,488 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 24 born since 1995, peaking in the 1990s.

#43,488 of 72,339
all-time among girls
24
born since 1995
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Balee's 24 recorded births place it above 39.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Balee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Balee splits its recorded history at 2000: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Balee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2007

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1995)
7
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1995199920002007 5

Balee by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (14 births, 58% of the file).

1990s was Balee's strongest decade.

14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.

Balee births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 14 births (58% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Balee?
Balee has been given to 24 babies in the U.S. since 1995, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #43,488 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2007. 7 babies were born in 1995, its single highest year.
Where does Balee sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Balee ranks #43,488 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Balee most popular?
Balee was most popular in the 1990s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Balee been used?
Records for Balee go back to 1995, giving 13 years of history through 2007.
What names are similar to Balee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Baleigh, Balinda, Baleria, Baley, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Balee's data

  • Balee's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (14 total births) through the 2000s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Balee

Nearby Names Like Balee

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Balee

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Balee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1995–2007 (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 Balee 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.