Bailey

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Bailey is a given name of English origin used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (14% of births). There have been 130,947 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 109,344 as girls and 21,603 as boys. Bailey gained popularity in the 1980s, peaked in 1998 and has since declined significantly. It is the #576 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 1,799
2023 1,833
2022 1,767
2021 1,893
2020 1,760
2019 1,939
2018 2,308
2017 2,577
2016 2,822
2015 2,964
2014 3,085
2013 3,143
2012 3,538
2011 3,485
2010 3,794
2009 3,862
2008 4,183
2007 4,289
2006 3,345
2005 3,468
2004 3,908
2003 4,226
2002 4,513
2001 5,573
2000 6,404
1999 7,017
1998 7,438
1997 7,320
1996 5,742
1995 4,499
1994 2,539
1993 2,263
1992 1,849
1991 1,537
1990 1,347
1989 1,139
1988 1,019
1987 676
1986 541
1985 348
1984 307
1983 183
1982 151
1981 110
1980 86
1979 36
1978 22
1977 18
1976 15
1975 19
1974 16
1973 18
1972 15
1971 19
1970 20
1969 26
1968 13
1967 26
1966 22
1965 15
1964 23
1963 22
1962 21
1961 14
1960 15
1959 28
1958 21
1957 31
1956 32
1955 28
1954 29
1953 25
1952 34
1951 29
1950 35
1949 31
1948 27
1947 28
1946 31
1945 31
1944 32
1943 27
1942 31
1941 33
1940 31
1939 38
1938 34
1937 41
1936 34
1935 37
1934 30
1933 35
1932 41
1931 35
1930 42
1929 35
1928 45
1927 36
1926 32
1925 36
1924 44
1923 33
1922 39
1921 48
1920 48
1919 36
1918 37
1917 33
1916 56
1915 34
1914 34
1913 24
1912 26
1911 11
1910 10
1909 9
1908 7
1907 14
1906 15
1905 10
1904 10
1903 5
1902 10
1901 12
1900 19
1899 11
1898 14
1897 13
1896 8
1895 10
1894 11
1893 16
1892 10
1891 10
1890 13
1889 10
1888 6
1887 6
1886 7
1885 7
1884 6
1883 8
1882 8
1881 8
1880 12