Bayley

The name Bayley is the #5,267 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 2,586 recorded births since 1982. This represents the 31.9% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 31.9% of all names). For girls, it ranks #3,707 (35.1% percentile) for all time with 2,151 births since 1982. For boys, it ranks #4,151 (9.4% percentile) for all time with 435 births since 1989.

Bayley first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1982 (1982 for girls and 1989 for boys). Birth data for Bayley is available in 41 out of the 42 years between 1982 and 2023 (41 years for girls and 19 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Bayley has been given predominantly to girls, with 83.2% of all recorded births being female. In 2023, 100.0% of babies named Bayley were girls.

For girls, Bayley reached its peak popularity in 1997, achieving the 16.8% percentile (ranked #718) with 79 births per million. The name was most common in 1997, with 79 births per million (ranked 16.8% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2019, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Bayley ranks #926 for girls (2.2% percentile) with 15 births per million, which is 18.9% of its peak share of births.

For boys, Bayley reached its peak popularity in 1998, achieving the 6.9% percentile (ranked #740) with 30 births per million. The name was most common in 1998, with 30 births per million (ranked 6.9% percentile). There have been no recorded male births with this name since 2014.