Baylor

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A few things about Baylor you might not know, from US birth records. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 2,078 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Baylor, 822 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Baylor would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryBaylor first shows up in US birth records in 1918, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 107 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2024, when it reached #365.
• 📈Then vs nowBaylor is 8.7× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 18,182 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 2,078.
• 🚀TrendBaylor has climbed 72 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #386. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedBaylor is most popular in South Dakota, where it ranks #94, followed by Alabama (#105) and North Dakota (#107). It's in the top 1,000 in 34 states.
• ⚖️Boy or girlBaylor is given to both boys and girls: 67% of the 1,229 babies named Baylor in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 🌍OriginBaylor is the #2 most popular Anglo Saxon boy name in the US. That's out of 290 Anglo Saxon boy and unisex names in our list.

About the name Baylor

Baylor is a gender-neutral name of Anglo Saxon origin. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with B and ending in “-lor”. US birth records list Baylor for boys from 1918 to 2025, in 45 of those 108 years. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked #365 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #386, with 822 babies. Of the 1,229 US babies named Baylor in 2025, 33% were girls and 67% were boys.

Origin:Anglo Saxon names