Total births
56
Girls' name · since 1997
Baye
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 56 babies named Baye, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 56
- total births
- 1997–2015
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 71%
- born in that decade
Baye is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 56 have been recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Baye has been recorded 56 times among girls since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2015.
- 56 total births
- 1997–2015 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 71% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
56 girls have been named Baye since 1997, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2015.
- 56
- total births
- 1997–2015
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 71%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
71% of everyone ever named Baye was born in this single decade.
2013
Single peak year
11 babies were named Baye in 2013 - its busiest year on record.
Baye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Baye's full recorded timeline at 2012, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Baye at a glance
Last recorded 2015Peak year
2013
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1997
Baye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2015
- Peak year (2013)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Baye by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Baye's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Baye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 40 births (71% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Baye? ▼
Baye has been given to 56 babies in the U.S. since 1997, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2015. 11 babies were born in 2013, its single highest year.
When was Baye most popular? ▼
Baye was most popular in the 2010s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Baye been used? ▼
Baye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 19 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Baye? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Baylee, Bayleigh, Baylor, Baylie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Baye
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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, 1997–2015 (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. "Baye: Baby Name Since 1997 - 56 Births, Peak 2013." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/baye. 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 Baye 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.