Bailey

Bailey

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 10% girls / 90% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

Bailey is a given name derived from the surname Bailey. The most likely derivation of the surname is from bailli, the Anglo-Norman equivalent of bailiff. An early American bearer of the given name was Bailey Bartlett.

From Wikipedia

Bailey first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2007 with 1,079 babies (rank #70 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Bailey

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Bailey yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
22Soul urgeThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

15,765

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,079

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	109	#264
1997	283	#134
1998	455	#110
1999	490	#102
2000	719	#74
2001	599	#87
2002	734	#78
2003	750	#80
2004	924	#68
2005	1,061	#62
2006	990	#71
2007	1,079	#70
2008	939	#76
2009	822	#81
2010	841	#79
2011	704	#90
2012	646	#98
2013	530	#113
2014	571	#106
2015	474	#130
2016	406	#143

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

109

#264

1997

283

#134

1998

455

#110

1999

490

#102

2000

719

#74

2001

599

#87

2002

734

#78

2003

750

#80

2004

924

#68

2005

1,061

#62

2006

990

#71

2007

1,079

#70

2008

939

#76

2009

822

#81

2010

841

#79

2011

704

#90

2012

646

#98

2013

530

#113

2014

571

#106

2015

474

#130

2016

406

#143

Meaning

Numerology of Bailey

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Bailey

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Year-by-Year Detail