girls' name ★ peaked 1997

Baylee

Meaning Variant of Bailey, possibly influenced by Lee Gender Girl · 3% boys Rank 2025 #1,008 Trend ↓ Falling 37%

Variant of Bailey, possibly influenced by Lee.

Rank 2025
#1,008
among girls · ↑6 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
248
named Baylee · -4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 6,481
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1997
1,041 babies
All-time total
22,403
#1,013 all-time among girls
First recorded
1980
in Social Security records

Baylee popularity over time

22,403 babies have been named Baylee since 1980, 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
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s 209 – 209 21 – #2,189
1990s 4,922 267 5,189 519 +2383% #296
2000s 7,438 289 7,727 773 +49% #340
2010s 7,333 86 7,419 742 -4% #338
2020s (to 2025) 1,839 20 1,859 310 -58% #768

Where Baylee 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 228 0.14 outside top 500
2027 213 0.13 outside top 500
2028 200 0.12 outside top 500
2029 191 0.12 outside top 500
2030 183 0.11 outside top 500

Where Baylee is most popular

Girls named Baylee per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.184 per 1,000. Strongest in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Baylee born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
West Virginia 25 0.954 +419%
Kentucky 49 0.573 +212%
Tennessee 68 0.429 +134%
Ohio 100 0.421 +129%
Alabama 36 0.383 +109%
Louisiana 31 0.354 +93%
Missouri 42 0.348 +90%
Pennsylvania 71 0.300 +64%
Idaho 10 0.299 +63%
Michigan 54 0.296 +61%
Georgia 66 0.291 +58%
Mississippi 12 0.257 +40%
Washington 35 0.242 +32%
Colorado 27 0.242 +32%
Oregon 15 0.230 +25%
North Carolina 51 0.224 +22%
Wisconsin 23 0.223 +22%
Arizona 31 0.221 +20%
Virginia 35 0.205 +12%
South Carolina 18 0.200 +9%
Utah 15 0.180 ≈ national
Oklahoma 13 0.177 ≈ national
Nebraska 6 0.167 -9%
Florida 71 0.166 -10%
Indiana 23 0.164 -11%
Texas 127 0.158 -14%
Arkansas 8 0.151 -18%
Maryland 13 0.123 -33%
Kansas 7 0.121 -34%
Minnesota 13 0.120 -34%
New York 47 0.119 -35%
Illinois 26 0.114 -38%
California 84 0.100 -46%
Iowa 5 0.086 -53%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -77%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Baylee

Baylee is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,008 in 2025 with 248 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1980, 22,403 American babies have been named Baylee. Its peak came in 1997, when 1,041 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

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 Baylee stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Baylee?

The median living Baylee is about 18 years old; half are between 11 and 25. An estimated 22 thousand people named Baylee are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

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

Baylee year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 248 #1,008 – –
2024 251 #1,014 8 #9,099
2023 303 #887 – –
2022 317 #877 5 #12,591
2021 371 #768 7 #9,850
2020 349 #780 – –
2019 435 #666 7 #9,877
2018 539 #572 8 #8,927
2017 586 #528 8 #8,946
2016 633 #492 – –
2015 791 #405 7 #9,689
2014 901 #362 11 #7,124
2013 938 #346 6 #10,896
2012 931 #338 12 #6,671
2011 777 #407 14 #5,979
2010 802 #402 13 #6,392
2009 861 #378 19 #4,940
2008 772 #417 11 #7,244
2007 829 #394 14 #5,944
2006 670 #470 18 #4,878
2005 606 #500 25 #3,723
2004 591 #498 31 #3,166
2003 695 #433 36 #2,736
2002 717 #406 35 #2,693
2001 792 #375 51 #2,054
2000 905 #340 49 #2,052
1995 696 #380 30 #2,513
1990 88 #1,670 – –
1985 14 #5,102 – –
1980 6 #9,197 – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Baylee?

The median living Baylee is about 18 years old. Half of all living Baylees are between 11 and 25 years old.

How many people named Baylee are alive today?

An estimated 22 thousand people named Baylee are alive in the United States, based on 22,403 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Baylee mean?

Variant of Bailey, possibly influenced by Lee.

How popular is the name Baylee in 2025?

Baylee ranked #1,008 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 248 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Baylee?

22,403 babies have been named Baylee in the United States since 1980, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Baylee most popular?

Baylee peaked in 1997, when 1,041 newborns received the name.

Is Baylee a boy or girl name?

Baylee is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 97% of babies with the name.

Is the name Baylee rising or falling?

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

Will Baylee become more popular?

Baylee is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 183 girls named Baylee in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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