Bayli — #15862 US girls' name
1,069 babies named Bayli in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 10% of names given to girls today.
39% of everyone ever named Bayli was born in this single decade.
87 babies were named Bayli in 1997 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Bayli
The Social Security Administration has registered 1,069 babies named Bayli between 1987 and 2024, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bayli currently holds the #15862 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 87 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Bayli performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 412 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Bayli shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 94 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Indiana and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Bayli in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Bayli 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 1,069 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.
Bayli at a glance
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Current rank
Active since
Bayli popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1987
- Peak year (1997)
- 87
- Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
Currently ranks #15862 among girls.
1,069 total births across 38 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1997 with 87 births in a single year.
Bayli by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 412 births that decade — 39% of Bayli's all-time total
Bayli decade highlights
- Peak decade 412 births
- Runner-up 392 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Bayli's strongest decade
412 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 39% of all-time use.
Bayli by state
Where Bayli concentrates geographically — total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 94 | 8.8% |
| #2 | Indiana | | 19 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 14 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Kansas | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Florida | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #8 | California | | 5 | 0.5% |
94 of 1,069 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 8.8% of nationwide
- Indiana 1.8% of nationwide
- Louisiana 1.3% of nationwide
- Kansas 1.0% of nationwide
- Missouri 1.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 11 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 8.8% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Bayli appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1987–2024 (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.