Is Baylor a boy or girl name?
Baylor is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 348 girls and 903 boys were named Baylor, so 27.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 28.8% of the 11,497 US babies named Baylor were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #365
- Girl rank, 2024
- #807
- Babies named Baylor since 1918
- 11,497
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 1,251 babies
Boys and girls named Baylor, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 21 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1940s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980s | 23 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 370 | 66 | 15.1% |
| 2000s | 1,162 | 275 | 19.1% |
| 2010s | 2,656 | 1,360 | 33.9% |
| 2020s | 3,941 | 1,613 | 29% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 903 | #365 | 348 | #807 |
| 2023 | 814 | #391 | 374 | #752 |
| 2022 | 816 | #391 | 345 | #811 |
| 2021 | 760 | #410 | 302 | #896 |
| 2020 | 648 | #458 | 244 | #1,027 |
| 2019 | 474 | #587 | 202 | #1,175 |
| 2018 | 351 | #691 | 185 | #1,251 |
| 2017 | 310 | #758 | 173 | #1,341 |
| 2016 | 341 | #717 | 209 | #1,191 |
| 2015 | 280 | #811 | 215 | #1,171 |
| 2014 | 218 | #964 | 126 | #1,677 |
| 2013 | 183 | #1,047 | 81 | #2,285 |
| 2012 | 195 | #1,011 | 83 | #2,267 |
| 2011 | 143 | #1,219 | 50 | #3,274 |
| 2010 | 161 | #1,149 | 36 | #4,119 |
| 2009 | 138 | #1,272 | 51 | #3,259 |
| 2008 | 140 | #1,240 | 34 | #4,470 |
| 2007 | 130 | #1,317 | 32 | #4,578 |
| 2006 | 115 | #1,387 | 25 | #5,409 |
| 2005 | 114 | #1,324 | 24 | #5,293 |
| 2004 | 118 | #1,271 | 22 | #5,593 |
| 2003 | 127 | #1,173 | 34 | #3,954 |
| 2002 | 90 | #1,433 | 18 | #6,174 |
| 2001 | 82 | #1,482 | 17 | #6,366 |
| 2000 | 108 | #1,235 | 18 | #5,973 |
| 1999 | 75 | #1,504 | 16 | #6,229 |
| 1998 | 64 | #1,622 | 15 | #6,423 |
| 1997 | 53 | #1,794 | 12 | #7,336 |
| 1996 | 54 | #1,726 | 10 | #8,226 |
| 1995 | 39 | #2,107 | 8 | #9,672 |
| 1994 | 27 | #2,692 | 5 | #13,684 |
| 1993 | 26 | #2,708 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 15 | #3,935 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,789 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,266 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,284 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,388 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #6,001 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,617 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,566 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 6 | #3,911 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 9 | #3,036 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 6 | #3,906 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,232 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Baylor reached #365 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #752 in 2023. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Baylor
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.