Bailey

Given to 132,544 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025

#208

recorded as girls

26 since 2024

#1358

recorded as boys

87 since 2024

Babies in 2025

1,584

girls 1,446 · boys 138

Peak year

1998

5,198 babies recorded as girls

All-time total

132,544

since 1880

Born a Bailey? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Bailey was most popular in 1998, when 5,198 babies recorded as girls got the name (2.9 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,446 babies were named Bailey, ranking #208 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	1,446	208	138	1358
2024	1,652	182	155	1271
2023	1,683	172	151	1271
2022	1,649	182	119	1516
2021	1,775	162	119	1496
2020	1,670	172	93	1685
2019	1,819	157	120	1450
2018	2,181	133	128	1375
2017	2,433	125	144	1264
2016	2,712	116	110	1522
2015	2,853	107	111	1491
2014	2,951	104	135	1306
2013	3,019	105	124	1361
2012	3,418	81	121	1383
2011	3,318	88	168	1101
2010	3,598	78	196	997
2009	3,643	85	219	938
2008	3,907	82	277	791
2007	3,934	84	355	673
2006	2,980	112	366	637
2005	2,991	108	477	515
2004	3,309	100	599	433
2003	3,467	98	759	357
2002	3,662	84	851	325
2001	4,339	69	1,234	266
2000	4,649	68	1,755	202
1999	4,809	65	2,208	167
1998	5,198	60	2,239	154
1997	5,024	65	2,296	151
1996	4,192	85	1,550	200
1995	3,488	96	1,010	277
1994	2,351	137	188	768
1993	2,134	146	129	945
1992	1,730	177	119	987
1991	1,435	208	100	1088
1990	1,260	227	87	1166
1989	1,051	257	88	1130
1988	942	269	77	1145
1987	611	383	65	1195
1986	500	430	41	1588
1985	309	612	39	1614
1984	267	652	40	1531
1983	152	959	30	1822
1982	110	1213	41	1514
1981	84	1445	26	2038
1980	56	1904	30	1852
1979	17	4231	19	2465
1978	6	8562	16	2669
1977	<5	—	18	2458
1976	<5	—	15	2709
1975	5	9067	13	2902
1974	<5	—	16	2459
1973	<5	—	18	2216
1972	<5	—	15	2418
1971	<5	—	19	2126
1970	<5	—	20	1989
1969	<5	—	26	1605
1968	<5	—	13	2311
1967	<5	—	26	1507
1966	<5	—	22	1650
1965	<5	—	15	2084
1964	<5	—	23	1655
1963	<5	—	22	1695
1962	<5	—	21	1757
1961	<5	—	14	2242
1960	<5	—	15	2121
1959	<5	—	28	1501
1958	<5	—	21	1724
1957	<5	—	31	1411
1956	5	5952	27	1511
1955	<5	—	28	1458
1954	<5	—	29	1408
1953	<5	—	25	1508
1952	<5	—	34	1268
1951	<5	—	29	1373
1950	<5	—	35	1220
1949	<5	—	30	1322
1948	<5	—	27	1400
1947	<5	—	28	1394
1946	<5	—	31	1257
1945	<5	—	31	1180
1944	<5	—	32	1173
1943	<5	—	27	1343
1942	<5	—	31	1244
1941	<5	—	33	1152
1940	<5	—	31	1208
1939	<5	—	38	1033
1938	<5	—	34	1109
1937	<5	—	41	982
1936	<5	—	34	1118
1935	<5	—	37	1057
1934	<5	—	30	1213
1933	<5	—	35	1103
1932	<5	—	41	1035
1931	<5	—	35	1145
1930	<5	—	42	1069
1929	<5	—	35	1173
1928	<5	—	45	1031
1927	<5	—	36	1198
1926	<5	—	32	1278
1925	6	4426	30	1332
1924	<5	—	44	1071
1923	<5	—	33	1256
1922	<5	—	39	1140
1921	<5	—	48	1011
1920	<5	—	48	987
1919	<5	—	36	1159
1918	<5	—	37	1124
1917	<5	—	33	1175
1916	6	3919	50	888
1915	<5	—	34	1100
1914	<5	—	34	949
1913	<5	—	24	1023
1912	<5	—	26	876
1911	<5	—	11	1038
1910	<5	—	10	1045
1909	<5	—	9	1020
1908	<5	—	7	1113
1907	<5	—	14	699
1906	<5	—	15	613
1905	<5	—	10	786
1904	<5	—	10	760
1903	<5	—	5	1130
1902	<5	—	10	744
1901	<5	—	12	596
1900	<5	—	19	555
1899	<5	—	11	613
1898	<5	—	14	573
1897	<5	—	13	584
1896	<5	—	8	826
1895	<5	—	10	685
1894	<5	—	11	631
1893	<5	—	16	459
1892	<5	—	10	688
1891	<5	—	10	597
1890	<5	—	13	533
1889	<5	—	10	628
1888	<5	—	6	917
1887	<5	—	6	819
1886	<5	—	7	758
1885	<5	—	7	765
1884	<5	—	6	848
1883	<5	—	8	677
1882	<5	—	8	691
1881	<5	—	8	653
1880	<5	—	12	526