Fun Facts About the Name Bayleigh
- More than 5 thousand babies named Bayleigh: U.S. records list 5,189 babies given the name Bayleigh from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Bayleigh Mean?
Bayleigh is a modern spelling of the English name Bailey, which began as a surname. That surname comes from Middle English baili and Old French bailli, the word for a bailiff - an officer who managed a lord's land, collected rents, or handled local duties. The literal sense behind the name is therefore "bailiff" or "steward."
A different word, the bailey of a castle (the outer wall or the courtyard it encloses), comes from Old French baile, meaning a palisade or enclosure. It looks similar but is a separate word with a separate sense, so the surname is usually explained by the officer rather than the castle wall.
Bayleigh Name History & Origins
The surname Bailey is found in medieval England in forms such as Baili, Bayly, and Bailie, and it also appears in Scotland, where a bailie was a town official or magistrate. Like many English surnames, it was later taken up as a first name, and it has been given to both boys and girls.
Bayleigh is a modern respelling rather than a historical form. It keeps the sound of Bailey but writes the ending as -leigh, an element that became common in English given names in the later 20th century through names such as Ashleigh, Kayleigh, and Hayleigh. The spelling is used mainly for girls.
How Popular is the Name Bayleigh?
Bayleigh recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2012. Its best rank was #939 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 | #2,332 | 78 | 0.0049% |
| 2024 | #2,149 | 88 | 0.0055% |
| 2023 | #2,140 | 89 | 0.0056% |
| 2022 | #1,661 | 127 | 0.0077% |
| 2021 | #1,355 | 163 | 0.0099% |
| 2020 | #1,304 | 169 | 0.0105% |
| 2019 | #1,247 | 187 | 0.0111% |
| 2018 | #1,321 | 172 | 0.0101% |
| 2017 | #1,230 | 195 | 0.0113% |
| 2016 | #1,190 | 209 | 0.0118% |
| 2015 | #1,068 | 246 | 0.0138% |
| 2014 | #1,011 | 258 | 0.0144% |
| 2013 | #989 | 253 | 0.0144% |
| 2012 | #939 | 272 | 0.0154% |
| 2011 | #1,076 | 229 | 0.0130% |
| 2010 | #1,128 | 218 | 0.0123% |
| 2009 | #1,243 | 199 | 0.0108% |
| 2008 | #1,361 | 178 | 0.0094% |
| 2007 | #1,375 | 176 | 0.0092% |
| 2006 | #1,575 | 137 | 0.0072% |
| 2005 | #1,577 | 129 | 0.0070% |
| 2004 | #1,324 | 161 | 0.0088% |
| 2003 | #1,396 | 142 | 0.0078% |
| 2002 | #1,309 | 149 | 0.0083% |
| 2001 | #1,427 | 132 | 0.0073% |
| 2000 | #1,241 | 158 | 0.0087% |
| 1999 | #1,309 | 138 | 0.0078% |
| 1998 | #1,340 | 131 | 0.0074% |
| 1997 | #1,320 | 131 | 0.0075% |
| 1996 | #1,781 | 83 | 0.0047% |
| 1995 | #2,084 | 65 | 0.0037% |
| 1994 | #3,543 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 1993 | #3,787 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1992 | #3,873 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1991 | #5,426 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1990 | #7,355 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #6,193 | 13 | 0.0007% |
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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