Bailey is a familiar name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1998 and has since faded.
Bailey is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #209 among girls (1,446) and #1,358 among boys (138) — overall #433 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,584 | 1,584 | #209 | #1,358 |
| 2024 | 1,807 | 1,807 | #182 | #1,271 |
| 2023 | 1,834 | 1,834 | #172 | #1,274 |
| 2022 | 1,768 | 1,768 | #182 | #1,517 |
| 2021 | 1,894 | 1,894 | #162 | #1,497 |
| 2020 | 1,763 | 1,763 | #172 | #1,688 |
| 2019 | 1,939 | 1,939 | #157 | #1,451 |
| 2018 | 2,309 | 2,309 | #133 | #1,377 |
| 2017 | 2,577 | 2,577 | #125 | #1,265 |
| 2016 | 2,822 | 2,828 | #116 | #1,523 |
| 2015 | 2,964 | 2,964 | #107 | #1,494 |
| 2014 | 3,086 | 3,086 | #104 | #1,308 |
| 2013 | 3,143 | 3,143 | #105 | #1,361 |
| 2012 | 3,539 | 3,539 | #81 | #1,384 |
| 2011 | 3,486 | 3,486 | #88 | #1,101 |
| 2010 | 3,794 | 3,794 | #78 | #997 |
| 2009 | 3,862 | 3,862 | #85 | #938 |
| 2008 | 4,184 | 4,184 | #82 | #792 |
| 2007 | 4,289 | 4,289 | #84 | #673 |
| 2006 | 3,346 | 3,346 | #112 | #637 |
| 2005 | 3,468 | 3,468 | #108 | #515 |
| 2004 | 3,908 | 3,908 | #100 | #433 |
| 2003 | 4,226 | 4,226 | #98 | #357 |
| 2002 | 4,513 | 4,513 | #84 | #325 |
| 2001 | 5,573 | 5,573 | #69 | #266 |
| 2000 | 6,404 | 6,404 | #68 | #202 |
| 1999 | 7,017 | 7,017 | #65 | #167 |
| 1998 | 7,437 | 7,437 | #60 | #154 |
| 1997 | 7,320 | — | #65 | #151 |
| 1996 | 5,742 | — | #85 | #200 |
| 1995 | 4,498 | — | #96 | #277 |
| 1994 | 2,539 | — | #137 | #768 |
| 1993 | 2,263 | — | #146 | #947 |
| 1992 | 1,849 | — | #177 | #989 |
| 1991 | 1,535 | — | #208 | #1,088 |
| 1990 | 1,347 | — | #227 | #1,166 |
| 1989 | 1,139 | — | #257 | #1,132 |
| 1988 | 1,019 | — | #269 | #1,145 |
| 1987 | 676 | — | #383 | #1,195 |
| 1986 | 541 | — | #430 | #1,592 |
| 1985 | 348 | — | #612 | #1,620 |
| 1984 | 307 | — | #652 | #1,533 |
| 1983 | 182 | — | #959 | #1,824 |
| 1982 | 151 | — | #1,213 | #1,517 |
| 1981 | 110 | — | #1,447 | #2,043 |
| 1980 | 86 | — | #1,907 | #1,855 |
| 1979 | 36 | — | #4,244 | #2,473 |
| 1978 | 22 | — | #8,646 | #2,677 |
| 1977 | 18 | — | — | #2,467 |
| 1976 | 15 | — | — | #2,717 |
| 1975 | 18 | — | #9,196 | #2,920 |
| 1974 | 16 | — | — | #2,470 |
| 1973 | 18 | — | — | #2,226 |
| 1972 | 15 | — | — | #2,434 |
| 1971 | 19 | — | — | #2,134 |
| 1970 | 20 | — | — | #1,994 |
| 1969 | 26 | — | — | #1,608 |
| 1968 | 13 | — | — | #2,324 |
| 1967 | 26 | — | — | #1,507 |
| 1966 | 22 | — | — | #1,652 |
| 1965 | 15 | — | — | #2,096 |
| 1964 | 23 | — | — | #1,657 |
| 1963 | 22 | — | — | #1,698 |
| 1962 | 21 | — | — | #1,764 |
| 1961 | 14 | — | — | #2,245 |
| 1960 | 15 | — | — | #2,129 |
| 1959 | 28 | — | — | #1,503 |
| 1958 | 21 | — | — | #1,729 |
| 1957 | 31 | — | — | #1,411 |
| 1956 | 32 | — | #6,013 | #1,512 |
| 1955 | 28 | — | — | #1,461 |
| 1954 | 29 | — | — | #1,411 |
| 1953 | 25 | — | — | #1,512 |
| 1952 | 34 | — | — | #1,271 |
| 1951 | 29 | — | — | #1,376 |
| 1950 | 35 | — | — | #1,221 |
| 1949 | 30 | — | — | #1,324 |
| 1948 | 27 | — | — | #1,403 |
| 1947 | 28 | — | — | #1,395 |
| 1946 | 31 | — | — | #1,262 |
| 1945 | 31 | — | — | #1,184 |
| 1944 | 32 | — | — | #1,174 |
| 1943 | 27 | — | — | #1,346 |
| 1942 | 31 | — | — | #1,247 |
| 1941 | 33 | — | — | #1,153 |
| 1940 | 31 | — | — | #1,210 |
| 1939 | 38 | — | — | #1,033 |
| 1938 | 34 | — | — | #1,111 |
| 1937 | 41 | — | — | #987 |
| 1936 | 34 | — | — | #1,120 |
| 1935 | 37 | — | — | #1,060 |
| 1934 | 30 | — | — | #1,215 |
| 1933 | 35 | — | — | #1,103 |
| 1932 | 41 | — | — | #1,037 |
| 1931 | 35 | — | — | #1,148 |
| 1930 | 42 | — | — | #1,071 |
| 1929 | 35 | — | — | #1,177 |
| 1928 | 45 | — | — | #1,032 |
| 1927 | 36 | — | — | #1,204 |
| 1926 | 32 | — | — | #1,280 |
| 1925 | 36 | — | #4,486 | #1,334 |
| 1924 | 44 | — | — | #1,071 |
| 1923 | 33 | — | — | #1,256 |
| 1922 | 39 | — | — | #1,142 |
| 1921 | 48 | — | — | #1,014 |
| 1920 | 48 | — | — | #989 |
| 1919 | 36 | — | — | #1,164 |
| 1918 | 37 | — | — | #1,127 |
| 1917 | 33 | — | — | #1,177 |
| 1916 | 56 | — | #3,963 | #888 |
| 1915 | 34 | — | — | #1,102 |
| 1914 | 34 | — | — | #951 |
| 1913 | 24 | — | — | #1,025 |
| 1912 | 26 | — | — | #879 |
| 1911 | 11 | — | — | #1,044 |
| 1910 | 10 | — | — | #1,046 |
| 1909 | 9 | — | — | #1,029 |
| 1908 | 7 | — | — | #1,125 |
| 1907 | 14 | — | — | #702 |
| 1906 | 15 | — | — | #616 |
| 1905 | 10 | — | — | #793 |
| 1904 | 10 | — | — | #764 |
| 1903 | 5 | — | — | #1,143 |
| 1902 | 10 | — | — | #749 |
| 1901 | 12 | — | — | #601 |
| 1900 | 19 | — | — | #557 |
| 1899 | 11 | — | — | #620 |
| 1898 | 14 | — | — | #576 |
| 1897 | 13 | — | — | #585 |
| 1896 | 8 | — | — | #829 |
| 1895 | 10 | — | — | #690 |
| 1894 | 11 | — | — | #633 |
| 1893 | 16 | — | — | #461 |
| 1892 | 10 | — | — | #691 |
| 1891 | 10 | — | — | #605 |
| 1890 | 13 | — | — | #536 |
| 1889 | 10 | — | — | #632 |
| 1888 | 6 | — | — | #924 |
| 1887 | 6 | — | — | #828 |
| 1886 | 7 | — | — | #768 |
| 1885 | 7 | — | — | #767 |
| 1884 | 6 | — | — | #860 |
| 1883 | 8 | — | — | #684 |
| 1882 | 8 | — | — | #705 |
| 1881 | 8 | — | — | #656 |
| 1880 | 12 | — | — | #532 |