Unisex name · since 1990
Bayle
221 babies named Bayle in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,786 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 221
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Bayle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 221 have been recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Bayle recorded 221 times among girls since 1990, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2013.
- #18,786 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 221 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bayle ranks #18,786 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 221 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #18,786 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 221
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Bayle's 221 recorded births place it above 73.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Bayle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bayle's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bayle popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2013
- Peak year (2006)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Bayle popularity over time - boys
28 total births recorded since 1996 (Bayle as boys' name)
Bayle by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (112 births, 51% of the file).
2000s was Bayle's strongest decade.
112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Bayle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
91 births
- 2000s
2000s
112 births
- 2010s 18
2010s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 112 births (51% of all-time use).
Bayle by state
Where Bayle concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 2.3% |
5 of 221 births nationwide.
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What to do with Bayle's data
- Bayle's decade-level peak was the 2000s (112 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Bayles (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 Bayle: 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 (~23 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, 1990–2013 (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 Bayle 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.