Fun Facts About the Name Baili
- 333 babies named Baili: U.S. records list 333 babies given the name Baili from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Baili Mean?
Baili is a romanization of Chinese names, so its meaning depends on the characters used. The best-known form is 百里 (Bǎilǐ), a compound surname that literally means "hundred li." A li (里) is an old Chinese unit of distance, traditionally about a third of a mile, and the character also means "village" or "neighborhood." In this form, bǎi (百) means "hundred" and lǐ (里) is the unit. In Chinese usage, 百里 is normally a surname; a person who bears it has a separate given name, as in Baili Xi.
When Baili is used as a given name, it may be written with other characters. For example, 白丽 (bái lì) would combine "white" with "beautiful," and 百丽 (bǎi lì) could suggest "a hundred beauties." These are different names that share the same pinyin spelling. Without the characters, the meaning of a given name Baili is not fixed in English transcription alone.
Baili Name History & Origins
The compound surname 百里 is an old Chinese surname. Traditional accounts trace it to Baili Xi (百里奚), a statesman of the Spring and Autumn period. He was from the state of Yu and later served Duke Mu of Qin in the 7th century BCE. Stories say Duke Mu obtained him from Chu by paying five ram skins, which earned him the title Wugu Dafu (五羖大夫), "Doctor of Five Rams." His descendants are said to have taken the place or fief associated with him as the surname Baili. The exact process - whether the surname came from a fief, a place of origin, or his own name - is not fully documented and varies among traditional sources.
The surname is listed in the Baijiaxing (百家姓), a Song-dynasty primer, among its compound surnames. In modern usage, Baili can also appear as a given name, and it is familiar to audiences from the fictional character Baili Tusu in the Swords of Legends series. That literary use is much later than the historical surname and does not indicate the name's earliest origin.
How Popular is the Name Baili?
Baili has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2000. Its best rank was #4,196 in 2000.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #14,857 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #17,287 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #11,311 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #9,879 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #10,803 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #9,574 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #10,228 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2006 | #11,582 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #14,760 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #8,799 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2003 | #10,542 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #10,356 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2001 | #6,105 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2000 | #4,196 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1999 | #4,889 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1998 | #4,506 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1997 | #5,448 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1996 | #5,564 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1995 | #5,998 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1994 | #5,743 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1993 | #6,652 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1992 | #5,751 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1991 | #8,663 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #8,561 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1989 | #12,583 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #9,338 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #9,956 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Baili Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You can go to great heights and equally great depths. You are emotional and fixed in your opinions. You are hospitable, sentimental, often psychic, sometimes moody. You are ruled by love and the lack of it and feel a need to be encouraged and appreciated. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You find the best contentment in life when you own your own home and provide well for your family and loved ones. You have a great sense of responsibility and duty. You are comforting, appreciative and affectionate. Your obligation in life is to hold justice and truth, and if you follow the Law, you can find the great happiness and satisfaction.
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