The baby name Baylie is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced BAY-lee (IPA: /ˈbeɪli/).
Baylie is English in Origin.
The baby name Baylie is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced BAY-lee (IPA: /ˈbeɪli/).
Baylie is English in Origin.
Baylie is a modern respelling of Bailey, pronounced BAY-lee. It stems from the English occupational surname for a court or estate officer, from Anglo-Norman French bailli "bailiff, steward," ultimately related to Late Latin bajulus "porter, attendant." In some cases the surname also referred to residence near a bailey, the outer ward of a castle. The Scots civic title bailie influenced the spellings Bailie/Baillie found in Scotland and Ulster.
As a given name, it surfaced in the English-speaking world in the nineteenth century and rose sharply from the 1980s onward in the United States, Canada, and Australia. Usage is unisex, though Baylie today leans feminine. Common variants include Bailey, Baylee, Bailee, Bayley, Bailie, Baillie, Bayleigh, Baily, and Baili. The core meaning evokes an administrator or steward, with a secondary sense tied to a castle’s enclosure.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Girls | 2013 | #312 | 5 | 2,792 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #571 | 3 | 11,342 |
| United States | Boys | 2002 | #797 | 5 | 6,872 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #902 | 15 | 8,487 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
Baylie is popular in 5 countries — most recent births per country:
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