Unisex name · since 1986
Baley
Baley has 333 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,052 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 333
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Baley is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 333 have been recorded since 1986.
Baley has 333 recorded births among girls since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1986 to 2019.
- #15,052 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 333 born since 1986
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Baley ranks #15,052 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 333 born since 1986, peaking in the 1990s.
- #15,052 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 333
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Baley's 333 recorded births place it above 79.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Baley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Baley's full recorded timeline at 2002, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Baley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2019
- Peak year (2002)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Baley popularity over time - boys
103 total births recorded since 1995 (Baley as boys' name)
Baley by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (142 births, 43% of the file).
1990s was Baley's strongest decade.
142 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Baley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 1990s
1990s
142 births
- 2000s
2000s
123 births
- 2010s 46
2010s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 142 births (43% of all-time use).
Baley by state
Where Baley concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.5% |
5 of 333 births nationwide.
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What to do with Baley's data
- Baley's decade-level peak was the 1990s (142 total births); usage has since declined to 46 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Baleys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Baley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~33 yrs)
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, 1986–2019 (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 Baley 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.