US rank #1017 Girls' name Peak 1997 21,486 births

Baylee — #1017 US girls' name

21,486 babies named Baylee in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s2091990s49222000s74382010s73312020s1586
#1017
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 94% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Baylee was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

968 babies were named Baylee in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Baylee

The Social Security Administration has registered 21,486 babies named Baylee between 1980 and 2024, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Baylee currently holds the #1017 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 968 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Baylee performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 7,438 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Baylee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 2,082 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Baylee in 46 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Baylee 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 21,486 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.

Baylee at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

21,486

Since 1980

45 years of records

Peak year

1997

968 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,017

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1980

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2024

Baylee popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1980

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1997)
968
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
-50005001,0001,500 202420182012200620001994198819821980 6

Baylee popularity over time — boys

662 total births recorded since 1995 (Baylee as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 662 births
020406080 20242018201320092005200119971995 30

Baylee by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
7,438 births that decade — 35% of Baylee's all-time total
1980s2091990s49222000s74382010s73312020s1586

Baylee by state

Where Baylee concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Baylee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
2,082 9.7%
#2 California
1,450 6.7%
#3 Ohio
1,138 5.3%
#4 Tennessee
864 4.0%
#5 Florida
843 3.9%
#6 Oklahoma
795 3.7%
#7 Utah
770 3.6%
#8 Georgia
734 3.4%
Texas share of Baylee's total US births 9.7%
Even split

2,082 of 21,486 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.

Baylee appears in 46 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Baylee?
21,486 babies have been named Baylee since 1980. It currently ranks #1017 among girls. The peak year was 1997 with 968 births.
When was Baylee most popular?
Baylee was most popular in the 2000s decade with 7,438 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Baylee most popular?
The top states for the name Baylee are Texas (2,082 births), California (1,450 births), Ohio (1,138 births).
How long has the name Baylee been used?
Baylee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 45 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Baylee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bayleigh, Baylie, Baylor, Bayley, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1980–2024 (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.