Bayla: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,133

among girls · ↑453 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Bayla · +19% vs 2024

How common

1 in 31,515

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2014

58 babies

All-time total

1,066

#7,178 all-time among girls

First recorded

1940

in Social Security records

Bayla popularity over time

1,066 babies have been named Bayla since 1940, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	10	1	–	#4,415
1950s	11	1	+10%	#4,881
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	5	1	–	#9,773
1980s	23	2	+360%	#8,123
1990s	53	5	+130%	#8,124
2000s	264	26	+398%	#3,749
2010s	484	48	+83%	#2,930
2020s (to 2025)	216	36	-26%	#3,133

Where Bayla is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	51	0.03	outside top 500
2027	51	0.03	outside top 500
2028	51	0.03	outside top 500
2029	51	0.03	outside top 500
2030	51	0.03	outside top 500

The story of Bayla

Bayla is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,133 in 2025 with 51 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1940, 1,066 American babies have been named Bayla. Its peak came in 2014, when 58 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Bayla stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Bayla?

The median living Bayla is about 12 years old; half are between 7 and 18. An estimated 1,100 people named Bayla are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Bayla year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	51	#3,133
2024	43	#3,586
2023	20	#5,999
2022	32	#4,393
2021	28	#4,740
2020	42	#3,552
2019	45	#3,460
2018	40	#3,742
2017	41	#3,705
2016	55	#3,016
2015	51	#3,217
2014	58	#2,930
2013	46	#3,412
2012	54	#3,102
2011	46	#3,459
2010	48	#3,366
2009	42	#3,749
2008	37	#4,192
2007	29	#4,972
2006	33	#4,372
2005	31	#4,390
2004	21	#5,780
2003	26	#4,819
2002	18	#6,174
2001	10	#9,460
2000	17	#6,249
1995	–	–
1990	–	–
1985	–	–
1980	–	–
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	5	#4,415
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Bayla, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Bayla?

The median living Bayla is about 12 years old. Half of all living Baylas are between 7 and 18 years old.

How many people named Bayla are alive today?

An estimated 1,100 people named Bayla are alive in the United States, based on 1,066 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Bayla in 2025?

Bayla ranked #3,133 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 51 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Bayla?

1,066 babies have been named Bayla in the United States since 1940, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Bayla most popular?

Bayla peaked in 2014, when 58 newborns received the name.

Is Bayla a boy or girl name?

Bayla is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Bayla rising or falling?

Bayla is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Bayla become more popular?

Bayla looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 51 girls named Bayla in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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