Bailey

Girl name

Bailey has been given to 132,544 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1998 and currently ranks #209 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈbeɪli/

English topographic surname): API See bailey (“outer castle wall”)

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

132,544

Peak year

1998 (7,437 babies)

Rank in 2025

#209 for girls

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -47%

Gender split

84% girls / 16% boys

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Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Bailey.

134,206 babies since 1970

139,579 babies since 1890

122,340 babies since 1960

142,948 babies since 1916

121,112 babies since 1936

146,326 babies since 1910

148,069 babies since 1914

148,142 babies since 1880

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