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Bayley

Unisex

Meaning of Bayley: English: 'bailiff or steward'

Bayley is a unisex name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4269th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4269

31 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,656

First recorded 1982 · peak 1997

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 8 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 10 babies1985: 10 babies1986: 12 babies1987: 15 babies1988: 21 babies1989: 24 babies1990: 19 babies19901991: 27 babies1992: 43 babies1993: 46 babies1994: 61 babies1995: 129 babies1996: 135 babies1997: 206 babies1998: 172 babies1999: 159 babies2000: 148 babies20002001: 100 babies2002: 95 babies2003: 78 babies2004: 74 babies2005: 60 babies2006: 71 babies2007: 90 babies2008: 79 babies2009: 62 babies2010: 54 babies20102011: 43 babies2012: 55 babies2013: 41 babies2014: 51 babies2015: 41 babies2016: 56 babies2017: 76 babies2018: 56 babies2019: 52 babies2020: 30 babies20202021: 35 babies2022: 18 babies2023: 26 babies2024: 37 babies2025: 31 babies
US babies named Bayley per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 206.

Gender split

16% boys · 84% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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