Bailey
Top 1000
About Bailey
Bailey — a jaunty surname — was first used for a female TV character in 1978 in the show WKRP in Cincinnaati, then caught on big time. Bailey's still an appealing choice, though, and a celebrity fave. Parents of daughters named Bailey include Scot Baio and Stella McCartney.
Pronounced BAY-lee.
As of October 2026, Bailey ranked #209 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #60 in 1998, Nameberry popularity #739.
Editor's take: The name Bailey is a girl's name of English origin meaning "law enforcer, bailiff".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #104 | 2,950 | 1,651.4 |
| 2015 | #107 | 2,853 | 1,598.2 |
| 2016 | #116 | 2,712 | 1,530.5 |
| 2017 | #125 | 2,433 | 1,409.2 |
| 2018 | #133 | 2,180 | 1,281.5 |
| 2019 | #157 | 1,819 | 1,083.8 |
| 2020 | #172 | 1,667 | 1,031.2 |
| 2021 | #162 | 1,774 | 1,081.1 |
| 2022 | #182 | 1,648 | 1,004.8 |
| 2023 | #172 | 1,682 | 1,048.2 |
| 2024 | #182 | 1,644 | 1,014.7 |
| 2025 | #209 | 1,446 | 899.7 |
World rankings
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Bailey on lists
Famous Baileys
- Bailey Marie De Young
American actress
- Bailey Jay
American adult film actress and model
- Bailey Ryon
American actress
- Bailey Bram
Canadian ice hockey player
- Bailey Shea
American child beauty queen of TV's "Toddlers & Tiaras"
- Bailey Jean Cypher (b. 1997)
daughter of singer Melissa Etheridge and Julie Cypher
- Bailey Wallace
daughter of basketball player Ben Wallace
- Bailey Linda Olwyn Willis (2006)
daughter of designer Stella McCartney and Alasdhair Willis
- Bailey Elizabeth Masche (b. 2007)
sextuplet on TV's "Raising Sextuplets"
- Bailey McKnight
daughter of American vlogger Mindy from CuteGirlsHairstyles YouTube Channel
- Bailey De Luca Baio (b. 2007)
daughter of actor Scott Baio
- Hazel Bailey Lessard (b. 2004)
daughter of musician Stefan Lessard
- Bailey Marshall
Contestant and third-place finisher on season 3 of Love Island USA
Bailey in pop culture
- Bailey Quarters
character on TV's "WKRP in Cincinnati"
- Bailey Pickett
character on TV's "Suite Life on Deck"
- Bailey Graffman
character in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series
- Bailey Tallet
character in movie "Real Steel"
- Miranda Bailey
character on TV's "Grey's Anatomy"
- Alison Bailey
lead character on TV's "The Affair"