Baylor
Baylor is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Baylor
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Baylor is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Baylor
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Baylor as a girl name dates back to 1994, when 5 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 393 newborns named Baylor — #722 in the national rankings. About 58% of every Baylor on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Baylor ranks #722 for girls with 393 births, rising sharply (+66% over the past five years). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Baylor as a boy name dates back to 1918, when 5 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 947 newborns named Baylor — #353 in the national rankings. About 58% of every Baylor on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Baylor ranks #353 for boys with 947 births, rising sharply (+73% over the past five years). All told, over 10K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Baylor
Baylor is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 10K births in the dataset. Baylor's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #353. Use the chart and map above to compare Baylor'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.