Fun Facts About the Name Baylei
- 475 babies named Baylei: U.S. records list 475 babies given the name Baylei from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Baylei Mean?
Baylei is a respelled variant of the English name Bailey, and its meaning comes from that older name. Bailey began as an English surname. Its usual etymology is occupational: Middle English bailli, from Old French bailli or baillif, meant a bailiff, steward, or local official who managed property or acted for a lord. That Old French word is generally traced to Latin baiulus, "porter" or "carrier," though the administrative sense developed in medieval use. A second explanation derives some instances of Bailey from Middle English bailey, the walled court or outer enclosure of a castle, from Old French baile, meaning "palisade" or "enclosure." Which origin applies to a particular family is often uncertain. The spelling Baylei adds no separate meaning; it keeps Bailey's core sense of "bailiff or steward."
Baylei Name History & Origins
The surname Bailey was established in England after the Norman Conquest, when Old French-speaking administrators used bailli and related forms for stewards, bailiffs, and estate managers. Medieval English records show the surname in spellings such as Bailli, Baili, and Bayly. The English word bailiff comes from the same Old French root; it later narrowed to mean a court officer or estate manager. As a given name, Bailey was adopted from the surname in the English-speaking world, and Baylei is a later respelling that follows Bailey's sound while using an -ei ending. It is one of several variants, including Bailee, Baylee, and Bayleigh. The spelling does not descend from Old English or Old French forms and has no separate historical meaning beyond Bailey's.
How Popular is the Name Baylei?
Baylei 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 2012. Its best rank was #4,137 in 2012.
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 | #13,459 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #13,681 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #9,074 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #10,513 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #9,672 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #9,038 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2019 | #7,795 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #7,154 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #4,942 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 2016 | #6,947 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2015 | #5,001 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2014 | #8,118 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #5,673 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2012 | #4,137 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 2011 | #5,084 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2010 | #5,634 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2009 | #5,561 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2008 | #7,119 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2007 | #7,438 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2006 | #10,015 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #8,407 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2004 | #7,124 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2003 | #7,259 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2002 | #10,358 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2001 | #7,796 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2000 | #5,736 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1999 | #8,299 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #8,071 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1997 | #7,335 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1996 | #10,710 | 7 | 0.0004% |
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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