Is Bayley a boy or girl name?
Bayley is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 37 girls and 0 boys were named Bayley, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 83.4% of the 2,623 US babies named Bayley were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,960
- Babies named Bayley since 1982
- 2,623
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 206 babies
Boys and girls named Bayley, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,960 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,020 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,493 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,107 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,460 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,131 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,934 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,405 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,978 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,710 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,308 | 46 | #3,437 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,715 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,053 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,612 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,217 | 45 | #3,523 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,700 | 57 | #3,004 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,389 | 70 | #2,633 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,665 | 78 | #2,421 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,485 | 61 | #2,854 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,598 | 46 | #3,322 |
| 2004 | 18 | #4,621 | 56 | #2,856 |
| 2003 | 22 | #3,846 | 56 | #2,775 |
| 2002 | 23 | #3,677 | 72 | #2,270 |
| 2001 | 21 | #3,853 | 79 | #2,100 |
| 2000 | 37 | #2,532 | 111 | #1,588 |
| 1999 | 47 | #2,028 | 112 | #1,526 |
| 1998 | 60 | #1,701 | 112 | #1,509 |
| 1997 | 56 | #1,731 | 150 | #1,204 |
| 1996 | 44 | #1,988 | 91 | #1,672 |
| 1995 | 29 | #2,559 | 100 | #1,531 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,908 | 52 | #2,434 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,641 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,780 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,830 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,880 |
| 1989 | 5 | #8,015 | 19 | #4,690 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,188 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 15 | #5,098 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,788 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,507 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,350 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,545 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Bayley reached #1,701 in 1998. As a girl name, it reached #1,204 in 1997. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Bayley
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.