Bailey

Primarily a girl's name · Unisex — 84% girls / 16% boys

Bailey first appears in the U.S. data in 1916 and has been recorded in 51 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1998 with 5,199 babies (rank #60 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,644 girls (rank #182). The name has been declining over the last five years.
130,947
Total babies (all years)
51
Years in the data
5,199
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19166#3,963
19256#4,486
19565#6,014
19755#9,197
19786#8,646
197917#4,242
198056#1,907
198184#1,447
1982110#1,213
1983153#957
1984267#652
1985309#612
1986500#430
1987611#383
1988942#269
19891,051#257
19901,260#227
19911,435#208
19921,730#177
19932,134#146
19942,351#137
19953,489#96
19964,192#85
19975,024#65
19985,199#60
19994,809#65
20004,649#68
20014,339#69
20023,662#84
20033,467#98
20043,309#100
20052,991#108
20062,980#112
20073,934#84
20083,906#82
20093,643#85
20103,598#78
20113,317#88
20123,417#81
20133,019#105
20142,950#104
20152,853#107
20162,712#116
20172,433#125
20182,180#133
20191,819#157
20201,667#172
20211,774#162
20221,648#182
20231,682#172
20241,644#182