Is Baylen a boy or girl name?

Baylen is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,662 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 16.2% were girls and 83.8% were boys.

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Baylen

Recorded 1971–2025 · United States

Baylen was most popular in 2025, when 118 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,160 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,160, with 118 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,662 people named Baylen.

Baylen over time

Births per year. The dot marks Baylen’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Baylen a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Baylen is mostly a boy’s name — 16.2% of the 1,662 Americans given it were girls and 83.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 22% girls and 78% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Baylen

Where Baylen is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org