US rank #1735 Unisex name Peak 2024 1,323 births

Baylen — #1735 US boys' name

1,323 babies named Baylen in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s371990s1692000s2382010s5712020s303
#1735
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 88% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Baylen was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

95 babies were named Baylen in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Baylen

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,323 babies named Baylen between 1971 and 2024, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Baylen currently holds the #1735 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 95 babies received it in a single year. Baylen is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 219 additional births since 1993.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Baylen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 571 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Baylen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 99 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Baylen in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Baylen 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 1,323 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.

Baylen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,323

Since 1971

54 years of records

Peak year

2024

95 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,735

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1971

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2024

Baylen popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1971

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
95
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
020406080100 202420192014200920041999199419891971 5

Baylen popularity over time — girls

219 total births recorded since 1993 (Baylen as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 219 births
051015202530 20242021201820152012200920041993 5

Baylen by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
571 births that decade — 43% of Baylen's all-time total
1970s51980s371990s1692000s2382010s5712020s303

Baylen by state

Where Baylen concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Baylen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
99 7.5%
#2 Texas
80 6.0%
#3 Florida
33 2.5%
#4 Georgia
17 1.3%
#5 Kentucky
11 0.8%
#6 California
10 0.8%
#7 Alabama
6 0.5%
#8 Illinois
5 0.4%
Louisiana share of Baylen's total US births 7.5%
Even split

99 of 1,323 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Baylen appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Baylen?
1,323 babies have been named Baylen since 1971. It currently ranks #1735 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 95 births.
When was Baylen most popular?
Baylen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 571 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Baylen most popular?
The top states for the name Baylen are Louisiana (99 births), Texas (80 births), Florida (33 births).
Is Baylen a unisex name?
Yes, Baylen is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 1,323 births, and as a girl's name it has 219 births.
How long has the name Baylen been used?
Baylen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 54 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Baylen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Baylor, Bayron, Bayard, Baylee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1971–2024 (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.