How Many People Are Named Bai?
An estimated 14 people in the United States have the first name Bai. It is used for both genders, with 66.7% female. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Bai peaked in popularity in 1979 with 5 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bai as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Bai paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Bai is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
14
About 1 in 24,482,453 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
66.7% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1979
5 births
Total Registered
15
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bai
Bai is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (33.3%) and females (66.7%). Out of 15 total births registered, 5 were male and 10 were female.
Bai as a male name
Ranked #6,132 in 1979
5 male births in 1979
Peak: 1979 (5 births)
Bai as a female name
Ranked #16,856 in 2005
5 female births in 2005
Peak: 1990 (5 births)
Bai: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bai span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 5 babies were registered. Bai remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Bai by Decade
How has Bai tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Bai + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bai as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bai
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bai: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bai?
We estimate approximately 14 people named Bai are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 24,482,453 Americans share this first name.
Is Bai a common name?
Bai is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 34% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 15 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bai most popular?
Bai reached peak popularity in 1979, when 5 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bai is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bai a female name?
Bai is predominantly female. 66.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bai Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bai Smith, Bai Johnson, Bai Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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