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Baby name
Bailey
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84% girls / 16% boys
Origin of the name
Bailey was first an English occupational surname, from bailiff, an officer of the law.
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Short-lived name
Where babies named Bailey are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Bailey is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Bailey is most common in Wyoming (2.6 times), Montana (2.2) and South Dakota (2.1), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Names from the same era
Short-lived name
Where babies named Bailey are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Bailey is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Bailey is most common in Oregon (2.1 times), Washington (2) and Tennessee (1.9), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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- Briley 1,332
Names from the same era
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0% | 100% |
| 1890s | 0% | 100% |
| 1900s | 0% | 100% |
| 1910s | 2% | 98% |
| 1920s | 2% | 98% |
| 1930s | 0% | 100% |
| 1940s | 0% | 100% |
| 1950s | 2% | 98% |
| 1960s | 0% | 100% |
| 1970s | 14% | 86% |
| 1980s | 90% | 10% |
| 1990s | 76% | 24% |
| 2000s | 84% | 16% |
| 2010s | 95% | 5% |
| 2020s | 93% | 7% |