The baby name Baily is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈbeɪli/ (BAY-lee).
Baily is English in Origin.
The baby name Baily is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈbeɪli/ (BAY-lee).
Baily is English in Origin.
Baily is a streamlined spelling of Bailey, an English surname turned given name. Its root is Middle English baili/baley, from Old French bailli "bailiff, steward," ultimately from Latin bajulus "carrier/attendant." As a result, the name conveys ideas of guardianship, administration, and responsibility. A related topographic sense points to the "bailey," the outer courtyard of a castle, lending a subtle medieval, fortified nuance.
Used as a surname across Britain since the 13th century, Baily entered first-name use in the Anglophone world in the 19th and especially late 20th centuries, riding the broader fashion for surname names. It is unisex, though this simplified spelling is rarer than Bailey. Common variants include Bailey, Bayley, Bailie, Bailee, Baylee, and Bayleigh; surnominal forms such as Bayly and Baley also occur. Short forms like Bai/Bay are modern nicknames. Overall meaning: "bailiff, steward; castle bailey."
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2000 | #278 | 11 | 1,906 |
| Canada | Girls | 2003 | #289 | 5 | 2,527 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #405 | 2 | 8,413 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #555 | 3 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #824 | 3 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #863 | 3 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2008 | #882 | 7 | 7,541 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #903 | 14 | 8,487 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #999 | 3 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,012 | 3 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,690 | 2 | 28,008 |
Baily is popular in 26 countries — most recent births per country:
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