Bailey: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “bailiff; outer castle wall”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- BAY-lee · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls (84% of all uses)
From an English surname with occupational and topographic origins: bailiff, or bailey meaning the outer wall or courtyard of a castle. As a given name it comes from surname use.
How popular is Bailey?
Babies named Bailey in 20241,799
2024 rank#182 girls
Peak year1998
Total US babies since 1880130,947
Bailey is fading: recent use is about 58% of its level ten years before.
Names like Bailey
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Bailey questions
What does the name Bailey mean?
Bailey means "bailiff; outer castle wall". It comes from English. From an English surname with occupational and topographic origins: bailiff, or bailey meaning the outer wall or courtyard of a castle. As a given name it comes from surname use.
Is Bailey a boy or girl name?
Bailey is mainly a girl's name in US records (84% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Bailey?
1,799 US babies were named Bailey in 2024. Its peak year was 1998.
How do you pronounce Bailey?
Bailey is usually pronounced BAY-lee.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.