The baby name Bay is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /beɪ/.
Bay is English in Origin.
The baby name Bay is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /beɪ/.
Bay is English in Origin.
Bay is a modern English nature and place name with layered roots. As a word, it refers to a coastal inlet and to the aromatic bay laurel, both carried into Middle English from Old French; the senses trace further to Latin sources. A third English sense, the reddish-brown “bay” of horses, also stems from Old French and Latin. These strands yield evocative meanings: safe harbor, evergreen victory (laurel wreaths crowned champions), and warm, earthy color.
Used occasionally as a given name since the 19th century - often as a surname transfer or nickname - it has risen in 21st‑century use across the English‑speaking world as a brisk, unisex choice. Notable cross‑cultural echoes include Vietnamese Bay (Bảy), meaning “seven,” for a seventh‑born child. Variant spellings and related forms include Baye and Bae (a sound‑alike); some bearers arrive via the surname Bay. Minimal and image‑rich, Bay suits first or middle spot.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | 0 | #32 | 1 | 2,297 | |
| TM | Boys | 0 | #32 | 5 | 614 |
| ID | 0 | #39 | 1 | 2,238 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| PH | 0 | #109 | 2 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #112 | 3 | 5,459 |
| OM | 0 | #120 | 2 | 6,215 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #134 | 2 | 4,130 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #138 | 2 | 6,332 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #173 | 2 | 3,954 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #215 | 6 | 3,850 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #229 | 6 | 5,842 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #229 | 23 | 7,056 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #244 | 3 | 3,322 |
| GH | 0 | #247 | 2 | 5,396 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #251 | 6 | 7,111 |
| SG | 0 | #259 | 11 | 11,010 | |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #270 | 5 | 3,535 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #281 | 9 | 8,139 |
| Canada | Girls | 2021 | #286 | 5 | 2,910 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #290 | 7 | 6,578 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #291 | 3 | 6,876 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #301 | 3 | 7,909 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #326 | 6 | 9,639 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #339 | 11 | 8,829 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #340 | 4 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #348 | 7 | 12,352 | |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #350 | 2 | 5,378 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #354 | 5 | 7,678 |
| HK | 0 | #356 | 2 | 8,483 | |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #373 | 11 | 11,440 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #384 | 13 | 15,987 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #402 | 5 | 8,413 |
| EG | 0 | #411 | 2 | 6,387 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #423 | 7 | 13,098 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #461 | 6 | 10,523 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #478 | 27 | 11,303 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #479 | 5 | 7,628 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #489 | 17 | 12,621 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #493 | 7 | 7,625 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #504 | 7 | 10,188 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #504 | 12 | 19,177 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #504 | 2 | 9,305 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #508 | 20 | 12,905 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #517 | 7 | 11,913 |
| LY | 0 | #520 | 16 | 12,703 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #543 | 11 | 20,968 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #543 | 3 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #544 | 4 | 10,981 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #546 | 41 | 18,916 |
| TN | 0 | #547 | 318 | 13,765 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #554 | 7 | 11,671 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #557 | 5 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #559 | 7 | 10,162 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #567 | 10 | 10,045 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #571 | 5 | 12,054 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #581 | 7 | 17,937 | |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #604 | 12 | 16,104 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #622 | 4 | 10,983 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #625 | 73 | 17,960 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #638 | 30 | 13,071 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #642 | 4 | 11,648 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| LB | 0 | #688 | 3 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #697 | 4 | 13,390 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #697 | 11 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #757 | 13 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #764 | 4 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #821 | 6 | 15,093 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #838 | 14 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #846 | 41 | 15,035 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #867 | 15 | 17,948 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #883 | 53 | 25,931 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #887 | 6 | 7,044 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #901 | 16 | 8,487 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #908 | 23 | 5,610 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #910 | 11 | 15,656 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #920 | 75 | 24,821 |
| DZ | 0 | #925 | 252 | 20,130 | |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #928 | 24 | 5,873 |
| MA | 0 | #933 | 196 | 20,986 | |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #934 | 18 | 16,906 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #940 | 13 | 5,697 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #981 | 131 | 25,439 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #991 | 11 | 16,750 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,001 | 9 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,025 | 9 | 16,355 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,071 | 22 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,128 | 14 | 25,928 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| TR | 0 | #1,158 | 54 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,164 | 15 | 25,619 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,265 | 3 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,396 | 76 | 10,046 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,430 | 17 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,517 | 98 | 28,008 |
Bay is popular in 69 countries — most recent births per country:
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