Baylee

Baylee: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “bailiff; berry clearing”
Origin: English
Say it: BAY-lee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls (97% of all uses)

Baylee is a modern variant spelling of Bailey. Bailey comes from an English surname with occupational and locational origins, including 'bailiff' and 'fortified enclosure/bailey.'

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How popular is Baylee?

202477.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Baylee in 2024257

2024 rank#1,017 girls

Peak year1997

Total US babies since 188022,148

Baylee is fading: recent use is about 40% of its level ten years before.

Names like Baylee

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Baileybailiff; outer castle wall · English
Baileebailiff · English
Oliviaolive tree · English
Evelyndesired; little bird · English
Harperharp player · English
Violetviolet flower · English
Hazelhazel tree · English
Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English

Baylee questions

What does the name Baylee mean?

Baylee means "bailiff; berry clearing". It comes from English. Baylee is a modern variant spelling of Bailey. Bailey comes from an English surname with occupational and locational origins, including 'bailiff' and 'fortified enclosure/bailey.'

Is Baylee a boy or girl name?

Baylee is mainly a girl's name in US records (97% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Baylee?

257 US babies were named Baylee in 2024. Its peak year was 1997.

How do you pronounce Baylee?

Baylee 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.