Declining since 1997, #1,008 for girls today.
Popularity of Baylee since 1980
Babies named Baylee per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 209 |
| 1990s | 4,922 |
| 2000s | 7,438 |
| 2010s | 7,333 |
| 2020s | 1,839 |
Meaning & origin
Baylee is a modern feminine spelling of Bailey, which first appeared on U.S. birth records in 1980. Its peak year came in 1997, when the name reached its highest rank, fueled by the trend of giving girls names ending in the ee sound. Since then, its popularity has declined steadily, and in 2025, it ranked 1,008 with about 1 in 6,481 newborns receiving the name. The variant is most common in West Virginia, Idaho, and Oklahoma. Baylee reflects a typical American naming pattern of repurposing surnames in a way that feels fresh and distinctive, aligning with other similar names like Bailee and Kassidy.
Baylee is a modern feminine spelling variant of the surname Bailey, which originated as an occupational name for a bailiff, derived from Middle English 'bail(l)i'. The surname itself came from Old French 'baillis' meaning 'administrator'. As a given name, Bailey gained popularity in the 1980s, and Baylee emerged as a distinct spelling in the 1990s, part of a trend toward -ee endings for girls' names.
Where Baylee is most popular
Births per 100,000 girls by state. Press play or drag the slider to watch it move across the decades. The lightest shade means too few recorded births.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Bay, Lee
Sibling names for Baylee
Names that share Baylee's style, for a brother or sister.
Names like Baylee
Names whose popularity has moved with Baylee's over the last 50 years.
