Declining since 2019, #10,695 for boys today.
Popularity of Bailor since 2006
Babies named Bailor per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 2009, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Bailor's real moment was 2020.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 13 |
| 2010s | 21 | 21 |
| 2020s | 24 | 29 |
Meaning & origin
Bailor is a rare modern coinage that first entered U.S. birth records in 2006 and has never been common. As of 2025, it ranks 10,695th, with a frequency of about 1 in 284,679 births. Its popularity peaked in 2020, and since 2019 it has been declining in use. The name was not recorded in any state's top names list, suggesting very scattered and infrequent usage. Bailor may appeal to parents seeking a distinctive, gender-neutral name that echoes familiar surnames or occupational names like Taylor or Bailey, but its lack of historical or linguistic depth means it carries no traditional meaning or cultural heritage.
Bailor appears to be a modern invented name, perhaps formed by combining the sound of names like Bailey or Taylor with the fashionable -or suffix. It has no known historical or linguistic roots. The name first appeared in U.S. birth records in 2006 and has seen limited use since.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Bay
Sibling names for Bailor
Names that share Bailor's style, for a brother or sister.
