Total births
14
US rank #8928 Boys' name Peak 2024 14 births
Bayou — #8928 US boys' name
14 babies named Bayou in U.S. Social Security records since 2023, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#8928
of 14,243 boys in use
More common than 37% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Bayou was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
9 babies were named Bayou in 2024 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Bayou
The Social Security Administration has registered 14 babies named Bayou between 2023 and 2024, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bayou currently holds the #8928 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 9 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Bayou performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Bayou 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 14 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.
Bayou at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#8,928
Active since
2023
Bayou popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2023
- Peak year (2024)
- 9
- Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
Bayou by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 14 births that decade — 100% of Bayou's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Bayou? ▼
14 babies have been named Bayou since 2023. It currently ranks #8928 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 9 births.
When was Bayou most popular? ▼
Bayou was most popular in the 2020s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Bayou been used? ▼
Bayou has been recorded in Social Security data since 2023, spanning 2 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Bayou? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Baylor, Bayron, Baylen, Bayard, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Bayron Boy
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Baylen Boy
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Bayard Boy
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Baylee Boy
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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, 2023–2024 (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.