Unisex name · since 1971
Baylen
Baylen has 1,392 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,167 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,154 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,392
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,392 babies have been named Baylen since 1971, making it today's #2154 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Baylen has been recorded 1,392 times among boys since 1971, currently ranked #2154 nationally and more common than 85% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #4,167 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,154 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,392 born since 1971
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Baylen ranks #4,167 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,154 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,392 born since 1971, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,167 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,154 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,392
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Baylen's 1,392 recorded births place it above 90.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.
How Baylen compares
1,392 Top 27% higher than 73% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Baylen's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Baylen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,392 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 97 | 34 | 22,252 |
Baylen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Baylen's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 78% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 22%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 97, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Baylen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 97
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Baylen popularity over time - girls
270 total births recorded since 1993 (Baylen as girls' name)
Baylen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (571 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Baylen's strongest decade.
571 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Baylen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 1990s 169
1990s
169 births
- 2000s
2000s
238 births
- 2010s
2010s
571 births
- 2020s
2020s
372 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 571 births (41% of all-time use).
How Baylen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Baylen's total volume
Baylen by state
Where Baylen concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 99 | 7.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 87 | 6.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 33 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 17 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 12 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Kentucky | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #8 | California | | 10 | 0.7% |
99 of 1,392 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Baylen appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Baylen's data
- Baylen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (571 total births) through the 2020s (372) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Louisiana records the most Baylens (99 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Baylen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Baylen 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.