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Bay
OriginEnglish word, Old English
Meaning"an inlet of the sea where the land curves inward; berry"
GenderGirl
NB Rank#1680
On Nameberry
About Bay
The name Bay peaked for girls at #2419 in 2014. Bay is occasionally used for boys in 2024.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,419 | 75 | 42 |
| 2015 | #2,967 | 58 | 32.5 |
| 2016 | #4,359 | 33 | 18.6 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Famous Bays
- Bay Buchanan
conservative political commentator (born Angela Marie)
- Bay Bieber
daughter of Jeremy and Chelsea Bieber, sister to singer Justin Bieber
- Alma Bay Dano
daughter of actor/writers Zoe Kazan and Paul Dano
Bay in pop culture
- Bay Madeline Kennish
character in Freeform's "Switched at Birth"
- Bay Conwy
Rio's sister in Ally Condie's "Atlantia"
- Bay Tidechaser
hybrid of a Nightmare and a sea monster in "Monster High" show and series
Variations & nicknames
- BahiaSpanish
- BandarPersian
- ZalivRussian
- EsteraSpanish
- SelkaFinnish
- BayeFrench
- FloiIcelandic
- BaieFrench
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