US rank #14131 Girls' name Peak 2012 469 births

Baylei — #14131 US girls' name

469 babies named Baylei in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s412000s1562010s2252020s47
#14131
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 20% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Baylei was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

36 babies were named Baylei in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Baylei

The Social Security Administration has registered 469 babies named Baylei between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Baylei currently holds the #14131 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Baylei performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 225 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Baylei shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 14 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Mississippi. In total, SSA state-level files list Baylei in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Baylei 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 469 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.

Baylei at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

469

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2012

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#14,131

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Baylei popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
36
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
010203040 20242020201620122008200420001996 7

Baylei by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
225 births that decade — 48% of Baylei's all-time total
1990s412000s1562010s2252020s47

Baylei by state

Where Baylei concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Baylei
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
14 3.0%
#2 Mississippi
6 1.3%
Texas share of Baylei's total US births 3.0%
Even split

14 of 469 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Baylei?
469 babies have been named Baylei since 1996. It currently ranks #14131 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 36 births.
When was Baylei most popular?
Baylei was most popular in the 2010s decade with 225 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Baylei most popular?
The top states for the name Baylei are Texas (14 births), Mississippi (6 births).
How long has the name Baylei been used?
Baylei has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Baylei?
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.

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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, 1996–2024 (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.