Given name & surname
Baylie
Baylie is a variant of Bailey. One English interpretation is “from the courtyard within castle walls; a public official.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Baylie 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
Baylie 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 1984. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Baylie 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
Baylie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,498
- 26 boys · 3,472 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 234 babies
- 2025
- 28
- #4,782 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −61%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 28 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,782 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 60.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 234 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,945 as a first name in 2020; 135 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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