Unisex name · since 1996
Bayly
Bayly has 51 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #34,727 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 51
- born since 1996
- 1990s
- peak decade
Bayly sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 51 recorded since 1996.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bayly has been recorded 51 times among girls since 1996, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1996 to 2013.
- #34,727 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 51 born since 1996
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bayly ranks #34,727 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 51 born since 1996, peaking in the 1990s.
- #34,727 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 51
- born since 1996
- 1990s
- peak decade
Bayly's 51 recorded births place it above 51.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Bayly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bayly's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bayly popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2013
- Peak year (1996)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Bayly popularity over time - boys
12 total births recorded since 1999 (Bayly as boys' name)
Bayly by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (23 births, 45% of the file).
1990s was Bayly's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Bayly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
23 births
- 2000s
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 23 births (45% of all-time use).
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- Bayly's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (23 total births) through the 2010s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bayly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1996–2013 (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 Bayly 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.