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Baylor

boys’ name · 71%girls’ name · 29%At its peak · modern nameCompare

Baylor is ranked 365th among boys in 2024 (903 births). Its best rank was 365th, in 2024.

Rank in 2024
#365up 26 from 2023
Births in 2024
9030.05% of boys
Peak year
2024903 births
Best rank
#365in 2024
Since 1918
11,497people given the name
Babies named Baylor, by year of birthboysgirls
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The story in the numbers

8,183 boys have been named Baylor in the United States since 1918, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 903 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2019, and the 2020s alone account for 48%. It has spent 11 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Baylor is used for both sexes: 29% of its bearers are girls (3,314), most of them born around 2023.

Rank among boys, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)
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By decade

Decadeboys named Baylor
1910s5
1920s21
1940s5
1980s23
1990s370
2000s1,162
2010s2,656
2020s3,941

In 2024, its biggest year

Baylor was the 365th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Baylor

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.