Bailey
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning bailiff or steward of a castle.
Babies a year
2,561
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#209
down from #182
UK popularity
#260
178 babies · down from #249
How Bailey has moved
View as table
| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #107 |
| 2016 | #116 |
| 2017 | #125 |
| 2018 | #133 |
| 2019 | #158 |
| 2020 | #172 |
| 2021 | #162 |
| 2022 | #182 |
| 2023 | #172 |
| 2024 | #182 |
| 2025 | #209 |
In 2025, 178 babies in England and Wales were named Bailey. In the US, 2,561 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 5,196 in 1998.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Bailey was most common in 2000, when it went to 0.23% of American babies of that sex.
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