Bay is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2013 and has since faded.
Bay is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #12,106 for girl births in the United States (and #20,306 across all names), given to 7 babies. Bay first appears in 1916 and peaked in 2014 (75 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | #12,106 | — |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | #6,983 | #10,034 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | #10,442 | — |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | #8,617 | — |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | #10,420 | #12,375 |
| 2020 | 12 | 12 | #8,483 | — |
| 2019 | 22 | 22 | #7,414 | #9,876 |
| 2018 | 23 | 23 | #6,846 | #10,936 |
| 2017 | 27 | 27 | #5,690 | #12,494 |
| 2016 | 41 | 41 | #4,360 | #8,938 |
| 2015 | 69 | 69 | #2,967 | #7,120 |
| 2014 | 81 | 81 | #2,419 | #10,866 |
| 2013 | 81 | 81 | #2,537 | #7,082 |
| 2012 | 46 | 46 | #3,477 | — |
| 2011 | 17 | 17 | #10,516 | #9,729 |
| 2010 | 20 | 20 | #9,885 | #8,216 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,983 |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,217 |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 | #14,145 | — |
| 2006 | 18 | 18 | #8,798 | #12,244 |
| 2005 | 19 | 19 | #11,051 | #7,172 |
| 2004 | 13 | 13 | #14,440 | #9,037 |
| 2003 | 14 | 14 | #14,109 | #7,925 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | #15,772 | — |
| 2001 | 11 | 11 | #15,685 | #9,375 |
| 2000 | 20 | 20 | #8,630 | #6,901 |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | #12,896 | — |
| 1998 | 18 | 18 | #8,667 | #6,914 |
| 1997 | 15 | — | #9,920 | #7,359 |
| 1996 | 14 | — | #13,778 | #6,037 |
| 1995 | 6 | — | — | #7,896 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | #13,516 | — |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #11,483 | — |
| 1979 | 7 | — | — | #4,891 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | — | #4,556 |
| 1958 | 5 | — | — | #3,996 |
| 1937 | 5 | — | — | #3,566 |
| 1927 | 6 | — | — | #3,812 |
| 1916 | 5 | — | — | #3,950 |