Bailey Name Popularity

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How popular is Bailey?

The somewhat popular name Bailey was the 133rd Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 250 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #60 in 1998 with 5,196 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Bailey in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1977.

Approximately during the years 1977-1997, the name Bailey took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 2001-2005.

Bailey became more popular as a girls name in 1980.

Where is the name Bailey popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a mid point when compared to its most popular year.

Bailey's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Bailey has dropped.

The name Bailey is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Bailey (Girl)		Bailey (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		2,163	133	126	1,386
2017		2,423	125	144	1,261
2016		2,701	116	110	1,522
2015		2,844	107	109	1,511
2014		2,942	104	133	1,314
2013		3,013	105	124	1,360
2012		3,408	81	121	1,381
2011		3,312	88	168	1,100
2010		3,595	78	196	995
2009		3,638	85	219	937
2008		3,902	82	277	790
2007		3,930	84	355	673
2006		2,978	112	365	639
2005		2,990	108	477	514
2004		3,308	100	599	433
2003		3,466	98	760	357
2002		3,661	84	851	325
2001		4,340	69	1,234	266
2000		4,648	68	1,755	202
1999		4,809	65	2,208	167
1998		5,196	60	2,240	154
1997		5,023	65	2,294	152
1996		4,191	85	1,550	200
1995		3,488	96	1,010	277
1994		2,351	137	187	769
1993		2,134	146	129	946
1992		1,731	177	119	989
1991		1,435	208	100	1,087
1990		1,259	227	87	1,166
1989		1,051	257	88	1,131
1988		942	268	77	1,143
1987		611	383	65	1,194
1986		499	431	41	1,592
1985		308	613	39	1,619
1984		267	652	40	1,531
1983		153	957	29	1,864
1982		111	1,211	41	1,515
1981		83	1,456	26	2,044
1980		55	1,937	30	1,853
1979		17	4,243	19	2,471
1978		6	8,639	16	2,678
1977		< 5	--	18	2,468
1976		< 5	--	15	2,716
1975		5	9,196	14	2,768
1974		< 5	--	16	2,469
1973		< 5	--	18	2,227
1972		< 5	--	15	2,437
1971		< 5	--	19	2,132
1970		< 5	--	20	1,992
1969		< 5	--	26	1,608
1968		< 5	--	13	2,323
1967		< 5	--	26	1,507
1966		< 5	--	22	1,651
1965		< 5	--	15	2,096
1964		< 5	--	23	1,658
1963		< 5	--	22	1,699
1962		< 5	--	21	1,766
1961		< 5	--	14	2,239
1960		< 5	--	15	2,129
1959		< 5	--	28	1,501
1958		< 5	--	21	1,726
1957		< 5	--	31	1,414
1956		5	6,009	27	1,509
1955		< 5	--	28	1,460
1954		< 5	--	29	1,410
1953		< 5	--	25	1,510
1952		< 5	--	34	1,273
1951		< 5	--	29	1,376
1950		< 5	--	35	1,221
1949		< 5	--	31	1,299
1948		< 5	--	27	1,403
1947		< 5	--	28	1,395
1946		< 5	--	31	1,260
1945		< 5	--	31	1,183
1944		< 5	--	32	1,174
1943		< 5	--	27	1,346
1942		< 5	--	31	1,247
1941		< 5	--	33	1,153
1940		< 5	--	31	1,210
1939		< 5	--	38	1,033
1938		< 5	--	34	1,111
1937		< 5	--	41	986
1936		< 5	--	34	1,120
1935		< 5	--	37	1,060
1934		< 5	--	30	1,216
1933		< 5	--	35	1,103
1932		< 5	--	41	1,038
1931		< 5	--	35	1,148
1930		< 5	--	42	1,072
1929		< 5	--	35	1,178
1928		< 5	--	45	1,034
1927		< 5	--	36	1,205
1926		< 5	--	32	1,282
1925		6	4,486	30	1,334
1924		< 5	--	44	1,071
1923		< 5	--	33	1,256
1922		< 5	--	39	1,142
1921		< 5	--	48	1,013
1920		< 5	--	48	989
1919		< 5	--	36	1,164
1918		< 5	--	37	1,127
1917		< 5	--	33	1,177
1916		6	3,963	50	888
1915		< 5	--	34	1,102
1914		< 5	--	34	951
1913		< 5	--	24	1,025
1912		< 5	--	26	879
1911		< 5	--	11	1,044
1910		< 5	--	10	1,046
1909		< 5	--	9	1,029
1908		< 5	--	7	1,125
1907		< 5	--	14	702
1906		< 5	--	15	616
1905		< 5	--	10	793
1904		< 5	--	10	765
1903		< 5	--	5	1,143
1902		< 5	--	10	749
1901		< 5	--	12	601
1900		< 5	--	19	557
1899		< 5	--	11	620
1898		< 5	--	14	576
1897		< 5	--	13	585
1896		< 5	--	8	829
1895		< 5	--	10	690
1894		< 5	--	11	633
1893		< 5	--	16	461
1892		< 5	--	10	691
1891		< 5	--	10	605
1890		< 5	--	13	536
1889		< 5	--	10	632
1888		< 5	--	6	924
1887		< 5	--	6	828
1886		< 5	--	7	768
1885		< 5	--	7	767
1884		< 5	--	6	860
1883		< 5	--	8	684
1882		< 5	--	8	705
1881		< 5	--	8	656
1880		< 5	--	12	532

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.