Is Bailey a boy or girl name?
Bailey is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,644 girls and 155 boys were named Bailey, so 91.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 83.5% of the 130,947 US babies named Bailey were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,266
- Girl rank, 2024
- #182
- Babies named Bailey since 1880
- 130,947
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 7,438 babies
Boys and girls named Bailey, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 78 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 116 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 111 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 295 | 6 | 2% |
| 1920s | 390 | 6 | 1.5% |
| 1930s | 367 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 302 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 287 | 5 | 1.7% |
| 1960s | 197 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 170 | 28 | 14.1% |
| 1980s | 477 | 4,083 | 89.5% |
| 1990s | 9,928 | 31,623 | 76.1% |
| 2000s | 6,891 | 36,880 | 84.3% |
| 2010s | 1,357 | 28,298 | 95.4% |
| 2020s | 637 | 8,415 | 93% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 155 | #1,266 | 1,644 | #182 |
| 2023 | 151 | #1,273 | 1,682 | #172 |
| 2022 | 119 | #1,517 | 1,648 | #182 |
| 2021 | 119 | #1,497 | 1,774 | #162 |
| 2020 | 93 | #1,686 | 1,667 | #172 |
| 2019 | 120 | #1,451 | 1,819 | #157 |
| 2018 | 128 | #1,376 | 2,180 | #133 |
| 2017 | 144 | #1,265 | 2,433 | #125 |
| 2016 | 110 | #1,523 | 2,712 | #116 |
| 2015 | 111 | #1,494 | 2,853 | #107 |
| 2014 | 135 | #1,308 | 2,950 | #104 |
| 2013 | 124 | #1,361 | 3,019 | #105 |
| 2012 | 121 | #1,384 | 3,417 | #81 |
| 2011 | 168 | #1,101 | 3,317 | #88 |
| 2010 | 196 | #997 | 3,598 | #78 |
| 2009 | 219 | #938 | 3,643 | #85 |
| 2008 | 277 | #792 | 3,906 | #82 |
| 2007 | 355 | #673 | 3,934 | #84 |
| 2006 | 365 | #640 | 2,980 | #112 |
| 2005 | 477 | #515 | 2,991 | #108 |
| 2004 | 599 | #433 | 3,309 | #100 |
| 2003 | 759 | #357 | 3,467 | #98 |
| 2002 | 851 | #325 | 3,662 | #84 |
| 2001 | 1,234 | #266 | 4,339 | #69 |
| 2000 | 1,755 | #202 | 4,649 | #68 |
| 1999 | 2,208 | #167 | 4,809 | #65 |
| 1998 | 2,239 | #154 | 5,199 | #60 |
| 1997 | 2,296 | #151 | 5,024 | #65 |
| 1996 | 1,550 | #200 | 4,192 | #85 |
| 1995 | 1,010 | #277 | 3,489 | #96 |
| 1994 | 188 | #768 | 2,351 | #137 |
| 1993 | 129 | #947 | 2,134 | #146 |
| 1992 | 119 | #989 | 1,730 | #177 |
| 1991 | 102 | #1,077 | 1,435 | #208 |
| 1990 | 87 | #1,166 | 1,260 | #227 |
| 1989 | 88 | #1,132 | 1,051 | #257 |
| 1988 | 77 | #1,144 | 942 | #269 |
| 1987 | 65 | #1,195 | 611 | #383 |
| 1986 | 41 | #1,592 | 500 | #430 |
| 1985 | 39 | #1,619 | 309 | #612 |
| 1984 | 40 | #1,533 | 267 | #652 |
| 1983 | 30 | #1,825 | 153 | #957 |
| 1982 | 41 | #1,516 | 110 | #1,213 |
| 1981 | 26 | #2,043 | 84 | #1,447 |
| 1980 | 30 | #1,855 | 56 | #1,907 |
| 1979 | 19 | #2,473 | 17 | #4,242 |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,677 | 6 | #8,646 |
| 1977 | 18 | #2,466 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 15 | #2,716 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 14 | #2,767 | 5 | #9,197 |
| 1974 | 16 | #2,470 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 18 | #2,227 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 15 | #2,436 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 19 | #2,134 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 20 | #1,994 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 26 | #1,608 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 13 | #2,324 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 26 | #1,507 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 22 | #1,652 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 15 | #2,094 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 23 | #1,657 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 22 | #1,698 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 21 | #1,765 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 14 | #2,243 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 15 | #2,128 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 28 | #1,503 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 21 | #1,728 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 31 | #1,412 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 27 | #1,512 | 5 | #6,014 |
| 1955 | 28 | #1,461 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 29 | #1,411 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 25 | #1,512 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 34 | #1,271 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 29 | #1,376 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 35 | #1,222 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 31 | #1,299 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 27 | #1,403 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 28 | #1,395 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 31 | #1,261 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 31 | #1,184 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 32 | #1,174 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 27 | #1,346 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 31 | #1,247 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 33 | #1,153 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 31 | #1,210 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 38 | #1,033 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 34 | #1,111 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 41 | #986 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 34 | #1,120 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 37 | #1,060 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 30 | #1,216 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 35 | #1,103 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 41 | #1,037 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 35 | #1,148 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 42 | #1,071 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 35 | #1,177 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 45 | #1,032 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 36 | #1,204 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 32 | #1,280 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 30 | #1,334 | 6 | #4,486 |
| 1924 | 44 | #1,071 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 33 | #1,256 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 39 | #1,142 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 48 | #1,014 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 48 | #989 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 36 | #1,164 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 37 | #1,127 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 33 | #1,177 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 50 | #888 | 6 | #3,963 |
| 1915 | 34 | #1,102 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 34 | #951 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 24 | #1,025 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 26 | #879 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 11 | #1,044 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 10 | #1,046 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 9 | #1,029 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 7 | #1,125 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 14 | #702 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 15 | #616 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 10 | #793 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 10 | #764 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,143 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 10 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 12 | #601 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 19 | #557 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 11 | #620 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 14 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 13 | #585 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 8 | #829 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 10 | #690 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 11 | #633 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 16 | #461 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 10 | #691 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 10 | #605 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 13 | #536 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 10 | #632 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 6 | #924 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 6 | #828 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 7 | #768 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 7 | #767 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 6 | #860 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 8 | #684 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 8 | #705 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 8 | #656 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 12 | #532 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Bailey reached #151 in 1997. As a girl name, it reached #60 in 1998. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Bailey
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.