Given name & surname
Bayley
Bayley is a variant of Bailey. One English interpretation is “from the courtyard within castle walls; a public official.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Bayley 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
Bayley 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 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Bayley 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
Bayley through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,656
- 435 boys · 2,221 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 206 babies
- 2025
- 31
- #4,469 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −46%
- Cooling
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 31 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,469 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 45.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 150 in 1997. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,331 as a first name in 2020; 1,929 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.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
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.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Bayley
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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