Baylen Boy & girl
How popular is Baylen?
#2,145 boy name in 2025
67 baby boys were named Baylen in the US in 2025, making it the 2145th most popular boy name. Another 51 girls got the name (#3,130 for girls).
Baylen popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,145 for boys (▼ 436 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 67 boys, 51 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+56% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,765 in 2015, #2,924 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (97 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,709 in 2024 |
| First recorded | 1971 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 78% boys, 22% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Baylen counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Baylen family of names ranked #1,450 for boys in 2025 (#1,218 the year before), with 99 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Baylen | 67 | 68% |
| Baylon | 24 | 24% |
| Baylan | 8 | 8% |
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 Baylen is most popular
Babies named Baylen per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Baylen by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 | #4,905 |
| 1980s | 37 | #4,157 |
| 1990s | 169 | #2,676 |
| 2000s | 238 | #2,831 |
| 2010s | 571 | #1,777 |
| 2020s | 372 | #1,709 |
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Questions
- Is Baylen a boy or girl name?
- Baylen is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 78% of babies named Baylen were boys and 22% were girls.
- How popular is the name Baylen?
- 67 baby boys were named Baylen in the US in 2025, making it the 2145th most popular boy name. Another 51 girls got the name (#3,130 for girls).
- When was Baylen most popular?
- Baylen peaked in 2024, when 97 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,709 in 2024.
- How many people are named Baylen?
- 1,662 babies have been named Baylen in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,645 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 13.
- Where is Baylen most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Baylen was most common in Louisiana, at 0.1 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.