Bailee
Bailee was the 1069th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 227 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 407th; the most babies were born in 2000 (658). Over the last ten years it has moved down 517 places. More babies were named Bailee in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Bailey) bailiff (surname) · English, Norman French
- Rank in 2025
- #1,069 girls, down 219 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 227girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2000658 babies
- Total since 1880
- 16,483babies recorded
What does the name Bailee mean?
Bailee is a spelling of Bailey, pronounced the same way, so it shares Bailey's meaning and origin.
Bailey is an English surname with several sources. Wikipedia considers the most likely one Anglo-Norman bailli, 'bailiff', a steward or official. Wiktionary also lists a topographic surname for someone living by a bailey, the outer wall or courtyard of a castle. As a first name Bailey was used occasionally in 19th-century America, and later became popular for both girls and boys.
bailli (Anglo-Norman, “bailiff, steward”)bailey (Middle English, “outer wall of a castle”)
How sure is this? Probable. 'Bailiff' is the likeliest source; the castle 'bailey' is another.
Related names: Baylee, Bailee, Baileigh.
See also: English names, names from occupations.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Bailey', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Bailey (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Bailee popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 243 since 1995, 6 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,069 | 227 |
| 2020 | #850 | 320 |
| 2010 | #527 | 553 |
| 2000 | #429 | 658 |
| 1990 | #1,385 | 114 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Bailee, counting every spelling?
Bailee is a spelling of Bailey, a name family that ranked #169 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,069 for Bailee on its own. Together these spellings went to 2,010 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey | 1,446 | #209 | 8,205 |
| Baylee | 248 | #1,008 | 1,490 |
| Bailee | 227 | #1,069 | 1,424 |
| Bayley | 31 | #4,469 | 147 |
| Baylie | 28 | #4,782 | 95 |
| Baily | 8 | #11,092 | 57 |
| Bailie | 10 | #9,541 | 45 |
| Bayli | — | — | 28 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Bailee?
227 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Bailee (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Bailee born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 37 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Bailee.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Bailee?
About 16,100 people born in the US named Bailee are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 11 and 26. That makes Bailee mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Bailee by state
How common Bailee was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (5.4×), Louisiana (4.4×), South Carolina (2.7×), Georgia (2.4×), Kentucky (2.0×). In 20 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Bailee: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Bailee, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Bailee
What does Bailee mean?
Bailee is a spelling of Bailey, which means “bailiff (surname)” (English, Norman French origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Bailee?
Bailee was the 1069th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 227 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 407th; the most babies were born in 2000 (658). Over the last ten years it has moved down 517 places. More babies were named Bailee in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Bailee a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Bailee in the US.
Where is Bailee most popular?
In 2021–2025, Bailee was most common in Mississippi (0.94 per 1,000 girls), followed by Louisiana and South Carolina.