Bayleigh
Bayleigh was the 2332nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 78 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 939th with 272 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,264 places. More babies were named Bayleigh in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,332 girls, down 1,028 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 78girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2012272 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,190babies recorded
Bayleigh popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,332 | 78 |
| 2020 | #1,304 | 169 |
| 2010 | #1,128 | 218 |
| 2000 | #1,241 | 158 |
| 1990 | #7,356 | 11 |
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How popular is Bayleigh, counting every spelling?
Bayleigh is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,511 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,332 for Bayleigh on its own. Together these spellings went to 123 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayleigh | 78 | #2,332 | 546 |
| Baileigh | 39 | #3,787 | 252 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Bayleigh?
78 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Bayleigh (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Bayleigh born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 108 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Bayleigh.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Bayleigh?
About 5,100 people born in the US named Bayleigh are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 10 and 22. That makes Bayleigh mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Bayleigh by state
How common Bayleigh was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in North Carolina (2.5×), Georgia (1.9×), Ohio (1.9×). In 33 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Bayleigh: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Bayleigh, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Bayleigh
How popular is the name Bayleigh?
Bayleigh was the 2332nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 78 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 939th with 272 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,264 places. More babies were named Bayleigh in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Bayleigh a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Bayleigh in the US.
Where is Bayleigh most popular?
In 2021–2025, Bayleigh was most common in Mississippi (0.28 per 1,000 girls), followed by North Carolina and Alabama.