Baylor

#694 for girls in 2025, 407 births · #386 for boys in 2025, 822 births
Given to boys 70.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
2024 · 905 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
9,010
since 1918

Baylor over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201999girlsat peakboysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2025#694407#386822
2024#807348#365905
2023#753374#391815
2022#812345#391816
2021#896302#410761
2020#1,027244#458648
2019#1,175202#587474
2018#1,250185#689352
2017#1,340173#758310
2016#1,192209#717341
2015#1,170215#811280
2014#1,674126#965218
2013#2,27981#1,047183
2012#2,26583#1,011195
2011#3,26750#1,219143
2010#4,10736#1,149161
2009#3,25251#1,272138
2008#4,44834#1,240140
2007#4,56732#1,317130
2006#5,38325#1,387115
2005#5,26624#1,323114
2004#5,55522#1,271118
2003#3,94634#1,173127
2002#6,12918#1,43390
2001#6,32217#1,48182
2000#5,93718#1,235108
1999#6,19116#1,50375
1998#6,36015#1,62264
1997#7,28312#1,79053
1996#8,13210#1,72554
1995#9,5538#2,10239
1994#13,4305#2,68527
1993—#2,69726
1992—#3,92015
1991—#4,76011
1990—#7,1786
1989—#6,2297
1988—#7,2705
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1985—#6,5235
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First appearance
1918

The first year at least five boys were named Baylor! It came in at #4,179, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1918–1920, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Baylor is popular in 1999

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,676 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 34,543 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedARTennessee: #670 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,232 boysTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #462 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,372 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedMSAlabama: #536 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,157 boysALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Baylor, so not publishedHITexas: #1,072 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 14,968 boysTXFlorida: #1,239 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 17,368 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Oklahoma#462 · 1 in 3,372
  2. Alabama#536 · 1 in 4,157
  3. Tennessee#670 · 1 in 7,232
  4. Texas#1,072 · 1 in 14,968
  5. Florida#1,239 · 1 in 17,368

Best ever in a state: #70 in Alabama, 2024.

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Oklahoma#46261 in 3,372
Alabama#53661 in 4,157
Tennessee#67051 in 7,232
Texas#1,072111 in 14,968
Florida#1,23951 in 17,368
California#1,67671 in 34,543
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Baylor
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 21 spots since 2024 (#365 → #386)
  • 72 spots since 2020 (#458 → #386)
  • 425 spots since 2015 (#811 → #386)
  • Biggest jump: 154 spots in 2015 (#965 → #811)
  • Biggest drop: 41 spots in 2017 (#717 → #758)
Rise & fade · boys
106 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1918
  • Peaked 2024 at #365 (905 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 12 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 12 yrs · run 2014–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,904
  • Highest: 1 in 1,904 boys born in 2024 were named Baylor (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,078 boys born in 2025 (0.05%)
Era · boys
The 2020s
  • 52.9% of all boys named Baylor (4,767) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
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Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s5#4,179 (1918)#4,179
1920s21#3,014 (1922)#3,583
1930s0——
1940s5#3,525 (1946)#3,525
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1980s23#5,926 (1986)#6,487
1990s370#1,503 (1999)#2,998
2000s1,162#1,173 (2003)#1,313
2010s2,657#587 (2019)#895
2020s4,767#365 (2024)#400

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Baylor in 1999

girls
#6,191
16 births · 1 in 110,864 girls
boys
#1,503
75 births · 1 in 25,602 boys

Top girls' names in 1999

  1. #1Emily26,542
  2. #2Hannah21,679
  3. #3Alexis19,237
  4. #4Sarah19,119
  5. #5Samantha19,044
  6. #6Ashley18,136
  7. #7Madison18,054
  8. #8Taylor16,906
  9. #9Jessica16,350
  10. #10Elizabeth15,350
  11. #6,191Baylor16

Top boys' names in 1999

  1. #1Jacob35,371
  2. #2Michael33,915
  3. #3Matthew30,418
  4. #4Joshua27,265
  5. #5Nicholas25,639
  6. #6Christopher25,604
  7. #7Andrew23,866
  8. #8Joseph23,220
  9. #9Daniel22,704
  10. #10Tyler22,669
  11. #1,503Baylor75
More about 1999

girls

1,773,823 girls got a published name in 1999; 1 in 110,864 of them was named Baylor, which outranked 63.5% of the 16,947 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Baylor
  1. #5,896Zaniya17
  2. #5,896Zaniyah17
  3. #5,896Zinnia17
  4. #6,191Baylor16
  5. #6,191Adriann16
  6. #6,191Adrien16
  7. #6,191Aeriana16
  8. #6,484Aaliya15
  9. #6,484Aaryanna15
  10. #6,484Abeer15

Tied with 292 names at #6,191; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1998
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,407Citlalli#2,338 → #931
  2. ↑ 1,329Noelia#2,048 → #719
  3. ↑ 1,060Amaya#1,458 → #398
  4. ↑ 864Kyara#1,789 → #925
  5. ↑ 604Journey#1,557 → #953
Fallers
  1. ↓ 579Erykah#779 → #1,358
  2. ↓ 417Tea#747 → #1,164
  3. ↓ 415Tasia#800 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 406Monika#930 → #1,336
  5. ↓ 357Chase#952 → #1,309

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,920,150 boys got a published name in 1999; 1 in 25,602 of them was named Baylor, which outranked 87.1% of the 11,614 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Baylor
  1. #1,489Roosevelt76
  2. #1,489Sky76
  3. #1,489Theo76
  4. #1,503Baylor75
  5. #1,503Ashwin75
  6. #1,503Blane75
  7. #1,503Brayton75
  8. #1,517Coty74
  9. #1,517Courtland74
  10. #1,517Damonte74

Tied with 13 names at #1,503; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1998
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,239Trajan#2,235 → #996
  2. ↑ 669Tyreese#1,558 → #889
  3. ↑ 595Latrell#1,231 → #636
  4. ↑ 420Zion#694 → #274
  5. ↑ 414Xander#1,338 → #924
Fallers
  1. ↓ 381Jaret#555 → #936
  2. ↓ 362Kordell#841 → #1,203
  3. ↓ 313Juwan#524 → #837
  4. ↓ 296Jarett#743 → #1,039
  5. ↓ 288Christion#989 → #1,277

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1999 →