Baby Name Popularity Profile

Baylee

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Baylee.

✦ Bailiff or steward 🌍 English, French modern
National Rank (2025) #1008
All-Time Peak Rank #296 Achieved 1997
Total U.S. Births 21,741 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 1.5% Boy / 98.5% Girl Overwhelmingly Female
First Recorded 1980 Last seen: 2025
Peak Decade 2000s 968 births in 1997
💡 The Baylee Vibe: Considered a Declining Classic. A previously dominant name currently experiencing a prolonged generational cooling period.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Bailiff or steward
Language Origin English, French
Origin Type multiple
A modern phonetic spelling of the English surname Bailey, which is derived from the Old French 'bailli' meaning 'bailiff' or 'steward'.
Common Nicknames
Bay Lee
Alternative Spellings
Bailey Bailee Bayley
Pronunciation: BAY-lee
Themes & Categories
modern
Etymology confidence: High

📖 The Story Behind Baylee

According to SSA data, Baylee achieved its highest historical rank of #296 in 1997. Its highest annual registration volume occurred in 1997 with 968 babies. Between 2015 and 2025, modern registrations have decreased by 68.6%. Overall, the name has maintained a ranked presence for 46 consecutive years.

📊 Factual Timeline & Current Trajectory (1880 – 2025)

Registration footprint of Baylee across 145 years of SSA data.

5-Year Trajectory Declining
10-Year Shift -68.6% Decline
18801920196020002025

📈 Popularity Milestones & Volatility

Busiest Year on Record 968 births in 1997
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 22 yrs
Registry Streak 46 yrs
Historical Volatility Highly Volatile
Largest 1-Year Jump N/A
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 0
1980s: 209
1990s: 4,922
2000s: 7,438
2010s: 7,333
2020s: 1,839

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Ba-yee
Letter Count 6 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 25.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 25.7% of SSA names. Starts with B, a letter used by only 3.6% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Utah
Top States Utah, Idaho, Oklahoma, Nevada, Tennessee
States with Data 46
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Utah Unranked 770 2000 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho #414 269 2002 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #557 802 2000 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada Unranked 171 1998 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #822 872 2007 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon Unranked 348 2013 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia #278 355 2010 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas Unranked 410 1998 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #644 656 2011 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #667 602 2009 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona Unranked 415 1998 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #1073 515 1997 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #611 570 2009 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas Unranked 332 1999 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #812 360 1997 Insufficient historical volume
Montana Unranked 88 2013 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana Unranked 677 2001 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri Unranked 634 1998 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #1065 2,108 1998 Stable
Georgia #1095 742 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #1007 860 2013 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #506 1,159 2007 22.2% Decline
Mississippi Unranked 311 2007 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina Unranked 331 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Wyoming Unranked 30 1998 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska Unranked 160 1999 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #913 585 2013 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa Unranked 248 1997 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #874 620 1998 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #1058 366 2009 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico Unranked 84 1997 Insufficient historical volume
Maine Unranked 68 2012 Insufficient historical volume
California #1506 1,465 1998 42.3% Decline
Wisconsin #715 286 1997 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois Unranked 576 1997 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota Unranked 203 1997 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #824 586 2013 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland Unranked 164 2012 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota Unranked 31 2000 Insufficient historical volume
New Hampshire Unranked 18 2016 Insufficient historical volume
New York #1330 390 2015 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota Unranked 15 2011 Insufficient historical volume
Vermont Unranked 5 2013 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts Unranked 71 1996 Insufficient historical volume
Hawaii Unranked 6 2014 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey Unranked 32 2015 Insufficient historical volume

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