Given name
Baylee
Baylee is a variant of Bailey. One English interpretation is “from the courtyard within castle walls; a public official.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Baylee 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
Baylee 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 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Baylee 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
Baylee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 22,403
- 662 boys · 21,741 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 1,041 babies
- 2025
- 248
- #1,008 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −41%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 248 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,008 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 41.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 968 in 1997. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (26). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 18,060 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.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Baylee
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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