Fun Facts About the Name Baylie
- More than 3 thousand babies named Baylie: U.S. records list 3,497 babies given the name Baylie from 1880 through 2025. Even 26 boys received the name Baylie - about 1 boy for every 134 girls.
What Does the Name Baylie Mean?
Baylie is a spelling variant of the English name Bailey. Its usual meaning is "bailiff" or "steward," from the surname Bailey, which comes from Middle English bailli and Old French baillis, bailli, an official who managed property or acted for a lord. The Old French word is often traced to Late Latin baiulivus, from Latin baiulus, "porter" or "carrier," though that development is not completely certain. Bailey also has a separate topographic origin: a bailey was the outer wall or enclosed court of a castle, from Old French baile, and some surnames arose from people who lived by one. The given name Baylie normally follows the occupational meaning, not the castle meaning.
Baylie Name History & Origins
Baylie has no separate ancient origin; it is a respelling of the surname and given name Bailey. The surname Bailey was established in medieval England. It developed from Middle English bailli, a borrowing from Old French baillis, bailli, and it referred to a bailiff or steward. Medieval spelling was not standardized, so the surname appears in several forms before settling into the common Bailey spelling. A second strand of the surname came from the castle bailey, the court or walled enclosure beside a castle; a third, less common strand is the place name Bailey in Lancashire.
As a given name, Bailey is used in English-speaking countries, particularly the United States. Baylie belongs to a set of altered spellings, along with Bailee, Baylee, and Bailie, that change the vowel pattern or final syllable of Bailey. These variants do not change the name's derivation; they reflect a preference for a different written form. Baylie is therefore best understood as a modern spelling of Bailey rather than as a distinct name with its own linguistic history.
How Popular is the Name Baylie?
Baylie recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2007. Its best rank was #990 in 1997.
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 | #4,782 | 28 | 0.0017% |
| 2024 | #7,274 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2023 | #6,707 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 2022 | #9,144 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #5,417 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 2020 | #4,093 | 34 | 0.0021% |
| 2019 | #3,616 | 42 | 0.0025% |
| 2018 | #3,859 | 38 | 0.0022% |
| 2017 | #2,876 | 58 | 0.0034% |
| 2016 | #2,540 | 70 | 0.0040% |
| 2015 | #2,558 | 70 | 0.0039% |
| 2014 | #2,114 | 91 | 0.0051% |
| 2013 | #2,217 | 84 | 0.0048% |
| 2012 | #1,574 | 138 | 0.0078% |
| 2011 | #1,805 | 112 | 0.0064% |
| 2010 | #1,740 | 120 | 0.0068% |
| 2009 | #1,759 | 124 | 0.0068% |
| 2008 | #1,653 | 136 | 0.0072% |
| 2007 | #1,106 | 234 | 0.0122% |
| 2006 | #1,455 | 153 | 0.0080% |
| 2005 | #1,640 | 122 | 0.0066% |
| 2004 | #1,657 | 117 | 0.0064% |
| 2003 | #1,510 | 129 | 0.0071% |
| 2002 | #1,520 | 124 | 0.0069% |
| 2001 | #1,340 | 143 | 0.0079% |
| 2000 | #1,053 | 197 | 0.0108% |
| 1999 | #1,163 | 167 | 0.0094% |
| 1998 | #1,078 | 180 | 0.0102% |
| 1997 | #990 | 197 | 0.0113% |
| 1996 | #1,412 | 117 | 0.0067% |
| 1995 | #1,357 | 121 | 0.0069% |
| 1994 | #2,031 | 69 | 0.0039% |
| 1993 | #2,830 | 42 | 0.0023% |
| 1992 | #2,927 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 1991 | #4,347 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1990 | #4,253 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1989 | #4,533 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1988 | #5,352 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1987 | #8,867 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1986 | #7,821 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #9,412 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #9,246 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | #10,857 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #10,532 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #7,639 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #6,140 | 9 | 0.0005% |
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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