Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Baily isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1984. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Baily through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,824
- 417 boys · 1,407 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 149 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,092 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +4%
- Steady
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 0% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,092 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 3.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 94 in 1997. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,146 as a first name in 2020; 1,974 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Baily’s family of names
Baily may belong to the same name family as Bailie. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Baily
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Baily, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Amany
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Baylee
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1% boys · 99% girls
Kamri
>99% girls
Keili
>99% girls
Nachaly
Nachaly is a feminine given name.
>99% girls
Jessuly
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