unisex name

Bae

  • Origin Seediq
  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 3
  • Births on record 39

Bae is a unisex name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 79% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2021 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Bae is a name of Seediq origin.
  • Peaked in 2013, when 13 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 2012.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Bae over time

Births per decade in the United States, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2021, not a full ten years.

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Births named Bae by decade in the United States
Decade Births
2010s 28
2020s (to 2021) 5

How popular is Bae?

In 2021, Bae was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Bae is used

England & Wales #5,910 6 in 2014
United States #17,338 5 in 2021

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Bae

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Bae also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Bae over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Bae

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Bae — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Bae

How popular is the name Bae?

In 2021, Bae was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Bae a girl's or a boy's name?

Bae is used for both girls and boys. About 79% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Bae?

Bae has 1 syllable.

When was Bae most popular?

Bae peaked in 2013, when 13 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.