Total births
35
US rank #12032 Girls' name Peak 2022 35 births
Baylah — #12032 US girls' name
35 babies named Baylah in U.S. Social Security records since 2021, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#12032
of 17,661 girls in use
More common than 32% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Baylah was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
12 babies were named Baylah in 2022 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Baylah
The Social Security Administration has registered 35 babies named Baylah between 2021 and 2024, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Baylah currently holds the #12032 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 12 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Baylah performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Baylah 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 35 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.
Baylah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#12,032
Active since
2021
Baylah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2021
- Peak year (2022)
- 12
- Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
Baylah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 35 births that decade — 100% of Baylah's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Baylah? ▼
35 babies have been named Baylah since 2021. It currently ranks #12032 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 12 births.
When was Baylah most popular? ▼
Baylah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Baylah been used? ▼
Baylah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2021, spanning 4 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Baylah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Baylee, Bayleigh, Baylie, Baylor, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Baylah
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Bayley Girl
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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, 2021–2024 (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.