Unisex name · since 1982
Bayley
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 2,221 babies named Bayley, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,393 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,495 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,221
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Bayley currently ranks #4495 among unisex names in America, with 2,221 babies recorded since 1982.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bayley has been recorded 2,221 times among girls since 1982, currently ranked #4495 nationally and more common than 74% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #4,393 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,495 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,221 born since 1982
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bayley ranks #4,393 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,495 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,221 born since 1982, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,393 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,495 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,221
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Bayley's 2,221 recorded births place it above 93.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Bayley compares
2,221 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Bayley's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bayley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,221 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 150 | 21 | 19,840 |
Bayley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bayley's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 150, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bayley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 150
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Bayley popularity over time - boys
435 total births recorded since 1989 (Bayley as boys' name)
Bayley by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (752 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Bayley's strongest decade.
752 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Bayley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 95
1980s
95 births
- 1990s
1990s
752 births
- 2000s
2000s
686 births
- 2010s
2010s
511 births
- 2020s 177
2020s
177 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 752 births (34% of all-time use).
How Bayley compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Bayley's total volume
Bayley by state
Where Bayley concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 134 | 6.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 118 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 54 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Washington | | 30 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 29 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 28 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 24 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Kansas | | 23 | 1.0% |
134 of 2,221 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Bayley appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Bayley's data
- Bayley's decade-level peak was the 1990s (752 total births); usage has since declined to 177 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Bayleys (134 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Bayley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Bayley 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.