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Bailey

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

Girl's name · #208 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Bailey has appeared in US records since 1916 — best rank #60 (1998) · 110,806 babies named Bailey all-time · 1 in 1,100 girls born in 2025.

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:

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

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