Baylor Boy & girl
How popular is Baylor?
#386 boy name in 2025
822 baby boys were named Baylor in the US in 2025, making it the 386th most popular boy name. Another 407 girls got the name (#694 for girls).
Baylor popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #386 for boys (▼ 21 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 822 boys, 407 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+194% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #811 in 2015, #458 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (905 boys) |
| Highest rank | #365 in 2024 |
| First recorded | 1918 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 69% boys, 31% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.9% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Baylor counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Baylor family of names ranked #375 for boys in 2025 (#358 the year before), with 851 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Baylor | 822 | 97% |
| Bayler | 17 | 2% |
| Bailor | 6 | 1% |
| Balor | 6 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Baylor is most popular
Babies named Baylor per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- South Dakota: 2.7 per 1,000 (50 boys)
- Alabama: 2.3 per 1,000 (253 boys)
- Nebraska: 2.3 per 1,000 (98 boys)
- Mississippi: 2.3 per 1,000 (128 boys)
- North Dakota: 2.0 per 1,000 (34 boys)
Baylor by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #4,178 |
| 1920s | 21 | #3,013 |
| 1940s | 5 | #3,524 |
| 1980s | 23 | #5,920 |
| 1990s | 370 | #1,500 |
| 2000s | 1,162 | #1,172 |
| 2010s | 2,657 | #587 |
| 2020s | 4,767 | #365 |
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Questions
- Is Baylor a boy or girl name?
- Baylor is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 69% of babies named Baylor were boys and 31% were girls.
- How popular is the name Baylor?
- 822 baby boys were named Baylor in the US in 2025, making it the 386th most popular boy name. Another 407 girls got the name (#694 for girls).
- When was Baylor most popular?
- Baylor peaked in 2024, when 905 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #365 in 2024.
- How many people are named Baylor?
- 12,731 babies have been named Baylor in the US since 1880. We estimate about 12,629 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 6.
- Where is Baylor most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Baylor was most common in South Dakota, at 2.7 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.