Bailyn
Bailyn is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:Bernard Bailyn (1922–2020), American historian, author, and academic Charles Bailyn, American astrophysicist Lotte Bailyn, American social psychologist Bailyn Sullivan, New Zealand rugby union player
Meaning & Origin of Bailyn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bailyn is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:Bernard Bailyn (1922–2020), American historian, author, and academic Charles Bailyn, American astrophysicist Lotte Bailyn, American social psychologist Bailyn Sullivan, New Zealand rugby union player
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The Story of Bailyn
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Bailyn as a girl name dates back to 1996, when 6 babies received it. 2011 was its biggest year on record, with 20 newborns named Bailyn — #6,335 in the national rankings. About 50% of every Bailyn on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Bailyn last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 11 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 281 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Bailyn as a boy name dates back to 2001, when 5 babies received it. 2001 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Bailyn — #10,556 in the national rankings. About 67% of every Bailyn on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Bailyn last appeared in the published SSA data in 2012, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 15 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Bailyn
Bailyn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 281 births in the dataset. Bailyn's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #6,335. Use the chart and map above to compare Bailyn's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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