Given name & surname

Baili

Baili is a variant of Bailey. One English interpretation is “from the courtyard within castle walls; a public official.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Baili is a variant of Bailey. One English interpretation is “from the courtyard within castle walls; a public official.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Baili is a variant of Bailey. A possible origin is Old English, although the derivation remains uncertain.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Baili is a variant of Bailey. The history of Bailey gives this family its wider story. Bailey’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.

Combines direct and name-family evidence

Baili through the years

Babies since 1880
333
0 boys · 333 girls
Most popular year
2000
29 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Baili in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1987–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2014. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 29 in 2000. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 357 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Baili’s family of names

Baili has a related form in Bailey. In Greek usage, Baili as a surname is a transliteration of Μπαΐλη.

Walk Baili’s family in the name graph

BailiΜπαΐληBailıBailey

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 2

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Baili, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Nachaly

Nachaly is a feminine given name.

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>99% girls

Modern

Anjely

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>99% girls

Irish · Modern

Shealy

“descendant of Sealbhach”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Narali

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

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Haily

“from the field of hay”

21RareCooling

>99% girls

Modern

Bailee

Bailee is a variant of Bailey. One English interpretation is “from the courtyard within castle walls; a public official.”

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1% boys · 99% girls

Modern

Sharai

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Thaila

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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