How Many People Are Named Bay?
people named Bay are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 486,180 people in the US has this name
Based on 727 babies named Bay in Social Security records from 1916 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
81 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Bay, 73.8% were girls and 26.2% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Bay rose from 51.7% in the 2000s to 83.6% in the 2010s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Bay alive today is about 14 years old, and 95% are under 30. Half of them were between 9 and 19 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Bay first appears in the records in 1916 and was given most often in 2013, to 81 babies. In 2025, 7 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1916 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Bay has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #2,419, in 2014. In 2025 it ranked #12,102. Among boys, its best rank was #3,564, in 1937.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #12,102 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #2,419 (2014) | #3,564 (1937) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,143 in the 2010s | #9,400 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Bay alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Bay were born in California than in any other state: about 32 of those alive today.
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