Bailey

“Steward or bailiff; also, one who lived by a castle's outer wall” — Anglo-Norman French origin

Girl's name · #209 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Bailey first appeared in 1916, vanished from the records entirely for 30 years, and since returning in 1956 has climbed back to #209. About 111,000 girls have carried it in all. Together with its spelling variants Baylee (#1008) and Bailee (#1069), Bailey would rank around #157 with about 1,900 births last year — the newborns split about 75/13/12 across Bailey, Baylee, and Bailee.

Around the world: about 1 in 690 girls in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 1,700 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 2,600 girls in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 48 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Baileys

Bailey Bass — American actress
Bailey De Young — actress
Bailey Lear — American athlete
Bailey Noble — American actress
Bailey Bram — Canadian ice hockey player

In stories & tradition

Bailey Pickett — The Suite Life on Deck · The Suite Life Movie
Bailey Quarters — WKRP in Cincinnati
Bailey the Lion — fictional lion

What Baileys become

Among 202 notable people named Bailey:

Sports figures appear 2.77× more often than among typical names — e.g. Bailey Lear, American athlete.

Similar names: Baylee · Katherine · Baila · Kaylee · Delaney · Sydney

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