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Mostly girls · English occupational name

Bailey

“law enforcer, bailiff”

Say it BAY-leePronunciation may vary by region.

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The story behind the name

Meet Bailey.

US birth records for 2025 list 1,446 girls named Bailey (rank #209) and 138 boys named Bailey (rank #1,358).

For girls, the recorded count fell from 1,652 in 2024 to 1,446 in 2025. For boys, the recorded count fell from 155 in 2024 to 138 in 2025.

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A little perspective

How popular is Bailey?

United States · 2025
Girls · 2025#2091,446 recorded births
Boys · 2025#1,358138 recorded births

Recorded US births over time

201420252,9510
● Girls● Boys
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YearCategoryUS rankBirths
2025Boys1,358138
2025Girls2091,446
2024Boys1,271155
2024Girls1821,652
2023Boys1,274151
2023Girls1721,683
2022Boys1,517119
2022Girls1821,649
2021Boys1,497119
2021Girls1621,775
2020Boys1,68893
2020Girls1721,670
2019Boys1,451120
2019Girls1571,819
2018Boys1,377128
2018Girls1332,181
2017Boys1,265144
2017Girls1252,433
2016Boys1,523110
2016Girls1162,712
2015Boys1,494111
2015Girls1072,853
2014Boys1,308135
2014Girls1042,951

Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.

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