Girls' name · since 1988
Baylea
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 462 babies named Baylea, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,429 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,542 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 462
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Baylea currently ranks #15542 among girls' names in America, with 462 babies recorded since 1988.
Baylea has 462 recorded births among girls since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15542 as of the latest data, more common than 10% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #12,429 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,542 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 462 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Baylea ranks #12,429 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,542 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 462 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,429 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,542 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 462
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Baylea's 462 recorded births place it above 82.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Baylea compares
462 Top 47% higher than 53% of 17,297 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
Baylea's all-time total is 23% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Baylea | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 462 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 21 | 19,840 |
Baylea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Baylea's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Baylea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Baylea by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (182 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Baylea's strongest decade.
182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Baylea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
168 births
- 2000s
2000s
182 births
- 2010s
2010s
102 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 182 births (39% of all-time use).
Baylea by state
Where Baylea concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
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What to do with Baylea's data
- Baylea's decade-level peak was the 2000s (182 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Bayleas (12 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Baylea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Baylea 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.