Baley
The Story of Baley
As a girl name
American parents first put Baley on the record books as a girl name in 1986, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2002, when 22 Baleys were born — ranking #5,253 that year. About 43% of every Baley on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Baley last appeared in the published SSA data in 2019, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 333 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Baley as a boy name dates back to 1995, when 5 babies received it. 1997 was its biggest year on record, with 21 newborns named Baley — #3,351 in the national rankings. About 58% of every Baley on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Baley last appeared in the published SSA data in 2005, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 103 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Baley
Baley is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1986 and has accumulated 333 births in the dataset. Baley's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #5,253. Use the chart and map above to compare Baley'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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