How Many People Are Named Bayley?
An estimated 2,573 people in the United States have the first name Bayley. It is used for both genders, with 83.4% female. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Bayley peaked in popularity in 1997 with 206 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bayley 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 Bayley paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,573
About 1 in 133,212 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
83.4% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
1997
206 births
Total Registered
2,623
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bayley
Bayley is predominantly female (83.4%), though 435 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Bayley as a male name
Ranked #12,308 in 2014
5 male births in 2014
Peak: 1998 (60 births)
Bayley as a female name
Ranked #3,960 in 2024
37 female births in 2024
Peak: 1997 (150 births)
Bayley: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bayley span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 997 babies were registered. Bayley has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bayley by Decade
How has Bayley 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.
Bayley by State
Birth registrations for Bayley span all 21 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Utah, Pennsylvania. On average, about 28 Bayleys were registered per state.
Bayley + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bayley as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bayley
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bayley: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bayley?
We estimate approximately 2,573 people named Bayley 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 133,212 Americans share this first name.
Is Bayley a common name?
Bayley is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,623 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bayley most popular?
Bayley reached peak popularity in 1997, when 206 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bayley is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bayley a female name?
Bayley is predominantly female. 83.4% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bayley Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bayley Smith, Bayley Johnson, Bayley 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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