Recorded 1990–2013 Unisex name Peak 2006 221 births

Bayle — unisex name

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.

1990s912000s1122010s18
2000s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Bayle was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

20 babies were named Bayle in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bayle

The Social Security Administration has registered 221 babies named Bayle between 1990 and 2013, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bayle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 20 babies received it in a single year. Bayle is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 28 additional births since 1996.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bayle performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 112 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Bayle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Bayle in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bayle 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 221 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.

Bayle at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

221

Since 1990

24 years of records

Peak year

2006

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1990

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2013

Bayle popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1990

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2006)
20
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
0510152025 20132009200620032000199719941990 8

Bayle popularity over time — boys

28 total births recorded since 1996 (Bayle as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 28 births
456789 20012000199819971996 5

Bayle by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
112 births that decade — 51% of Bayle's all-time total
1990s912000s1122010s18

Bayle by state

Where Bayle concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Bayle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.3%
Texas share of Bayle's total US births 2.3%

5 of 221 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bayle?
221 babies have been named Bayle since 1990. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2006 with 20 births.
When was Bayle most popular?
Bayle was most popular in the 2000s decade with 112 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Bayle most popular?
The top states for the name Bayle are Texas (5 births).
Is Bayle a unisex name?
Yes, Bayle is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 221 births, and as a boy's name it has 28 births.
How long has the name Bayle been used?
Bayle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 24 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Bayle?
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.

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, 1990–2013 (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.