Is Bayley a boy or girl name?

Bayley is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 2,656 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 83.6% were girls and 16.4% were boys.

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Bayley

Recorded 1982–2025 · United States

Bayley was most popular in 1997, when 206 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,671 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,732, with 31 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,656 people named Bayley.

Bayley over time

Births per year. The dot marks Bayley’s peak in 1997. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Bayley a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Bayley is mostly a girl’s name — 83.6% of the 2,656 Americans given it were girls and 16.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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 Bayley

Where Bayley 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