Feminine dossier · first seen 1916

Bailey

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Bailey
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1998

Peak era

1998

Peak rank proxy

5,199

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen Z

1916Peak 19982024

Peak year

1998

Decline from peak

68.4%

2024

1,644

All-time

109,344

Bailey is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1998, when 5,199 girls were named Bailey.

In 2024, only 1,644 girls were given the name.

Down 68.4% from its peak.

All told, about 109,344 Americans have been named Bailey and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1916.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1998

19985,199 girls named Bailey

20241,644 girls named Bailey

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