Baylor
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
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
By decade
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.
- Nakoapeak 2023
- Bodiepeak 2024
- Dracopeak 2021
- Kodapeak 2023
- Colesonpeak 2024
- Ryverpeak 2022
- Cypresspeak 2024
- Lucapeak 2024
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.