How Many People Are Named Baily?
An estimated 1,778 people in the United States have the first name Baily. It is used for both genders, with 77.0% female. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Baily peaked in popularity in 1997 with 149 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Baily 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 Baily paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,778
About 1 in 192,775 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
77.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
1997
149 births
Total Registered
1,816
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Baily
Baily is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (23.0%) and females (77.0%). Out of 1,816 total births registered, 417 were male and 1,399 were female.
Baily as a male name
Ranked #9,969 in 2008
7 male births in 2008
Peak: 1999 (58 births)
Baily as a female name
Ranked #7,625 in 2024
14 female births in 2024
Peak: 1997 (94 births)
Baily: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Baily span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 772 babies were registered. Baily has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Baily by Decade
How has Baily 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.
Baily by State
Birth registrations for Baily span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Washington, Nebraska, Colorado. On average, about 21 Bailys were registered per state.
Baily + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Baily as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Baily
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Baily: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Baily?
We estimate approximately 1,778 people named Baily 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 192,775 Americans share this first name.
Is Baily a common name?
Baily is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,816 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Baily most popular?
Baily reached peak popularity in 1997, when 149 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Baily is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Baily a female name?
Baily is predominantly female. 77.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Baily Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Baily Smith, Baily Johnson, Baily 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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