BAILEY  

Gender: M
Origin: English occupational name
Meaning: "law enforcer, bailiff"

Popularity in 2008: #790

Extremely amiable, open-sounding surname that's gradually being taken over by the girls.

Variations:
Baley, Baily, Bay, Bail, Bayley, Baylee, Bayly

Bailey is being discussed in our message boards:

• Compromise and pass it on!
• Bailey?
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• Architect Names, Anyone?
• Another Large Family Baby Name Game... Of Course!!!!

Read Nameberry blog posts about Bailey:

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• DAD NAMES: NOTEWORTHY NAMES OF SOME FAMOUS FATHERS
• UNISEX NAMES: What's Hot, What's Not