Baylee
Baylee was the 1008th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 248 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 296th with 968 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 603 places. More babies were named Baylee in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Bailey) bailiff (surname) · English, Norman French
- Rank in 2025
- #1,008 girls, down 228 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 248girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1997968 babies
- Total since 1880
- 22,403babies recorded
What does the name Baylee mean?
Baylee 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
Baylee popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 662 since 1995.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,008 | 248 |
| 2020 | #780 | 349 |
| 2010 | #402 | 802 |
| 2000 | #340 | 905 |
| 1990 | #1,670 | 88 |
| 1980 | #9,197 | 6 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Baylee, counting every spelling?
Baylee is a spelling of Bailey, a name family that ranked #169 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,008 for Baylee 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 Baylee?
248 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Baylee (0.07 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Baylee 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 34 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Baylee.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Baylee?
About 21,500 people born in the US named Baylee are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 12 and 26. That makes Baylee 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.
Baylee by state
How common Baylee was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in West Virginia (5.2×), Kentucky (3.1×), Tennessee (2.3×), Ohio (2.3×), Alabama (2.1×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Massachusetts, Iowa, California.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Baylee: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Baylee, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Baylee
What does Baylee mean?
Baylee is a spelling of Bailey, which means “bailiff (surname)” (English, Norman French origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Baylee?
Baylee was the 1008th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 248 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 296th with 968 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 603 places. More babies were named Baylee in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Baylee a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Baylee in the US.
Where is Baylee most popular?
In 2021–2025, Baylee was most common in West Virginia (0.95 per 1,000 girls), followed by Kentucky and Tennessee.