Total births
45
Girls' name · since 2021
Baylah
Baylah has 45 recorded births since 2021 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12072
- among girls today
- 45
- born since 2021
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 32%
- more common than other girls
Baylah currently ranks #12072 among girls' names in America, with 45 babies recorded since 2021.
Social Security Administration records show Baylah recorded 45 times among girls since 2021, holding rank #12072 nationally today, ahead of 32% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2021 to 2025.
- #12072 among girls today
- 45 born since 2021
- 2020s peak decade
- 32% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Baylah is currently the #12072 girls' name in America, more common than 32% of girls - 45 born since 2021, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12072
- among girls today
- 45
- born since 2021
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 32%
- more common than other girls
Baylah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#12072
of 17,726 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.
How Baylah compares
45 14th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Baylah's all-time total is 88% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Baylah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 45 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 48 | 19,840 |
Baylah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Baylah splits its recorded history at 2023: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2021 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Baylah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#12,072
Active since
2021
Baylah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Baylah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Baylah's strongest decade.
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Baylah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 45 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Baylah? ▼
Baylah has been given to 45 babies in the U.S. since 2021, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #12072 as of the latest data. 12 babies were born in 2022, its single highest year.
When was Baylah most popular? ▼
Baylah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Baylah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Baylah since 2021 -- 5 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Baylah? ▼
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 Baylah
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Baylah
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Baylor Girl
#809 3,721 births
Baylie Girl
#7400 3,472 births
Bayley Girl
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Compare Baylah side by side: Baylah vs Baylee Baylah vs Bayleigh Baylah vs Baylor
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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, 2021–2025 (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. "Baylah: #12072 Girls' Name - 45 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/baylah. 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 Baylah 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.