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Unisex name

Bay

/ˈbeɪ/ · 72% girls, 28% boys · 7 born in 2025

Bay has been given to about 727 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2013, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈbeɪ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 709
Median age today13 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Bay per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2013 · 81
  • Born in 20257
  • All time727
  • England & Wales, 20258

How popular is Bay?

Its best year was 2013, when 81 babies were given the name, ranking 2537th. The typical living American called Bay is about 13 years old today.

Names that sound like Bay

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ray0.75
  2. Jay0.75
  3. Kay0.75
  4. May0.75
  5. Fay0.75
  6. Gay0.75
  7. Baby0.75
  8. Barry0.72

Middle names for Bay

Ranked by flow score
  1. Bay Iris0.77
  2. Bay Opal0.77
  3. Bay Ivy0.77
  4. Bay Noelle0.77
  5. Bay Alice0.75
  6. Bay Josephine0.74

Sibling names for Bay

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Neriahsister · 0.81
  2. Fisherbrother · 0.81
  3. Casebrother · 0.81
  4. Macisister · 0.81
  5. Aaravbrother · 0.81
  6. Yaretzisister · 0.81

Where Bay is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Bay Evans0.73
    2. Bay Edwards0.73
    3. Bay Anderson0.70
    4. Bay Allen0.70
    5. Bay Adams0.70
    6. Bay Wilson0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Bay

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.