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Bailey name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Bailey ranks #209 in female records (1,446 reported) and #1,358 in male records (138 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

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Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#209 · 1,446 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 206 female records (1,652 to 1,446); rank moved from #182 to #209.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 329 female records (1,775 to 1,446); rank moved from #162 to #209.
2025 male rank and count
#1,358 · 138 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 17 male records (155 to 138); rank moved from #1,271 to #1,358.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 19 male records (119 to 138); rank moved from #1,497 to #1,358.
Peak year in available data
2016: 2,712 female records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Bailey becoming more popular?

Bailey's reported female count decreased by 206 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #182 to #209. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Bailey in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for BaileyFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.2,7120201620252016: 2,712 female records2017: 2,433 female records2018: 2,181 female records2019: 1,819 female records2020: 1,670 female records2021: 1,775 female records2022: 1,649 female records2023: 1,683 female records2024: 1,652 female records2025: 1,446 female records2016: 110 male records2017: 144 male records2018: 128 male records2019: 120 male records2020: 93 male records2021: 119 male records2022: 119 male records2023: 151 male records2024: 155 male records2025: 138 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20251,4462091381,358
20241,6521821551,271
20231,6831721511,274
20221,6491821191,517
20211,7751621191,497
20201,670172931,688
20191,8191571201,451
20182,1811331281,377
20172,4331251441,265
20162,7121161101,523

Questions about Bailey’s popularity

How common is Bailey in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Bailey ranks #209 in female records (1,446 reported) and #1,358 in male records (138 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Bailey?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Bailey only.

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