Bayley is an uncommon variant of Bailey that peaked in 1997 and has since faded.
Bayley is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #4,469 for girl births in the United States (and #7,744 across all names), given to 31 babies. Bayley was first reported in SSA data in 1982 and peaked in 1997 (150 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | #4,469 | — |
| 2024 | 37 | 37 | #3,973 | — |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | #5,023 | — |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | #6,500 | — |
| 2021 | 35 | 35 | #4,108 | — |
| 2020 | 30 | 30 | #4,462 | — |
| 2019 | 52 | 52 | #3,094 | — |
| 2018 | 56 | 56 | #2,934 | — |
| 2017 | 76 | 76 | #2,387 | — |
| 2016 | 56 | 56 | #2,978 | — |
| 2015 | 41 | 41 | #3,711 | — |
| 2014 | 51 | 51 | #3,438 | #12,310 |
| 2013 | 41 | 41 | #3,717 | — |
| 2012 | 55 | 55 | #3,053 | — |
| 2011 | 43 | 43 | #3,613 | — |
| 2010 | 54 | 54 | #3,524 | #8,217 |
| 2009 | 62 | 62 | #3,005 | #12,701 |
| 2008 | 79 | 79 | #2,633 | #8,389 |
| 2007 | 90 | 90 | #2,421 | #6,667 |
| 2006 | 71 | 71 | #2,854 | #7,485 |
| 2005 | 60 | 60 | #3,322 | #5,598 |
| 2004 | 74 | 74 | #2,856 | #4,621 |
| 2003 | 78 | 78 | #2,775 | #3,846 |
| 2002 | 95 | 95 | #2,270 | #3,677 |
| 2001 | 100 | 100 | #2,100 | #3,853 |
| 2000 | 148 | 148 | #1,588 | #2,532 |
| 1999 | 159 | 159 | #1,526 | #2,028 |
| 1998 | 172 | 172 | #1,509 | #1,701 |
| 1997 | 206 | — | #1,204 | #1,731 |
| 1996 | 135 | — | #1,672 | #1,989 |
| 1995 | 129 | — | #1,531 | #2,560 |
| 1994 | 61 | — | #2,434 | #5,909 |
| 1993 | 46 | — | #2,642 | — |
| 1992 | 43 | — | #2,780 | — |
| 1991 | 27 | — | #3,830 | — |
| 1990 | 19 | — | #4,881 | — |
| 1989 | 24 | — | #4,690 | #8,014 |
| 1988 | 21 | — | #4,188 | — |
| 1987 | 15 | — | #5,098 | — |
| 1986 | 12 | — | #5,788 | — |
| 1985 | 10 | — | #6,508 | — |
| 1984 | 10 | — | #6,349 | — |
| 1982 | 8 | — | #7,546 | — |