The Baye surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 677 people carried this name — #33,645 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 434,800 people counted. That is down 3% from 695 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 259 people named Baye.
16 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 31 départements, most often Nord.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 23 people named Baye live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Baye,
with a public archive behind them.
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Paulette del Baye 1877–1945 · actor -
Paulette del Baye 1877–1945 · actor
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Paulette del Baye 1877–1945 · actor
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Nathalie Baye 1948–2026 · actor
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Michael Baye 1958– · economist
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William Baye 2001– · basketball player
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Baye.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Baye is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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