Feminine dossier · first seen 1982

Bayley

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1997

Peak era

1997

Peak rank proxy

150

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Z

1982Peak 19972024

Peak year

1997

Decline from peak

75.3%

2024

All-time

2,188

Bayley 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 1997, when 150 girls were named Bayley.

In 2024, only 37 girls were given the name.

Down 75.3% from its peak.

All told, about 2,188 Americans have been named Bayley and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1982.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen Z

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1997

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