Bailey
About Bailey
Extremely amiable, open-sounding surname that's gradually being taken over by the girls.
Pronounced BAY-lee.
As of October 2026, Bailey ranked #1358 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #151 in 1997.
Editor's take: The name Bailey is a boy's name of English origin meaning "law enforcer, bailiff".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,308 | 135 | 70.3 |
| 2015 | #1,494 | 111 | 57.9 |
| 2016 | #1,523 | 110 | 58 |
| 2017 | #1,265 | 144 | 77.8 |
| 2018 | #1,376 | 128 | 70.5 |
| 2019 | #1,451 | 120 | 66.9 |
| 2020 | #1,686 | 93 | 53.9 |
| 2021 | #1,497 | 119 | 68 |
| 2022 | #1,517 | 119 | 68.2 |
| 2023 | #1,273 | 151 | 88.3 |
| 2024 | #1,266 | 155 | 90 |
| 2025 | #1,358 | 138 | 80.8 |
World rankings
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Bailey on lists
Famous Baileys
- Bailey E. Howell
American basketball player
- Bailey Bartlett
U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts
- Bailey Chase (Luetgert)
American actor
- Bailey McConnell
English singer,songwriter
- Bailey Thomas Cabello May
Filipino,British TV personality and actor
- Bailey Vincent Marshall (b. 1999)
son of actress Tracey Gold
Bailey in pop culture
- Bailey Salinger
character on TV's "Party of Five"
- Bailey Turner
character on Australian soap "Neighbours"
- Derek "Bailey" Shepherd
son of Meredith and Derek on TV's "Grey's Anatomy"
- Bailey
beluga whale in Pixar's "Finding Dory"
- George Bailey and family
main characters in film It's a Wonderful Life
- Beighley
copilot character in the the 50 Shades of Grey series
- Bailey Alden Clarke
character in Erin Morgenstern's "The Night Circus"