Fun Facts About the Name Baylea
- 462 babies named Baylea: U.S. records list 462 babies given the name Baylea from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Baylea Mean?
Baylea is an English spelling variant of Bailey, a surname-derived given name meaning "bailiff." The surname comes from Middle English bailli, an officer who managed a lord's estate or local administration; the word goes back through Old French baillif to Latin baiulus, "porter" or "carrier." A separate English word, bailey, means the outer wall or courtyard of a castle and comes from Old French baile, "enclosure." That word can lie behind some families named Bailey, but the usual given-name meaning is the occupational one. Baylea uses a feminine-looking spelling but does not have a separate root.
Baylea Name History & Origins
Bailey began as an English surname. It belonged to families associated with the office of bailiff, a local official who supervised land, rents, or minor legal matters for a lord or town. From the surname came the given name Bailey, used in English-speaking countries for both boys and girls. Baylea is one of several altered spellings - along with Baylee and Bailee - that give the name a more conventionally feminine form. The spelling changes the look of the name, not its derivation: Baylea remains a form of Bailey, and the final -lea is a spelling variation rather than a separate etymological element.
How Popular is the Name Baylea?
Baylea 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 #3,953 in 1996.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,298 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #12,691 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #14,401 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #11,952 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #9,033 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #9,629 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #10,366 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #6,635 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2011 | #7,852 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2010 | #8,335 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2009 | #8,118 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2008 | #9,576 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #6,596 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2006 | #7,536 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2005 | #7,195 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2004 | #6,824 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2003 | #6,349 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2002 | #7,488 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2001 | #4,704 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2000 | #4,197 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1999 | #4,097 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1998 | #4,249 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1997 | #4,138 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1996 | #3,953 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1995 | #5,474 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1994 | #7,154 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1993 | #8,802 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #13,516 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #8,665 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #8,563 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #11,998 | 5 | 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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