Bailee

Meaning: Steward or bailiff; also, one who lived by a castle's outer wall
Origin: Variant of Bailey (from Anglo-Norman French)

Girl's name · #1069 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Bailee reached its best rank, #407, in 1997 and ranked #1069 in 2025. Roughly 16,000 girls have been named Bailee since 1982.

Across the states

In recent years, Bailee ran 4–6× its national rate in Mississippi and Louisiana.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 26 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,767 in Canada (2024).

Famous Bailees

Bailee Madison — American actress

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Bailey (#209) and Baylee (#1008), Bailee would rank around #157 with about 1,900 births last year — the newborns split about 75/13/12 across Bailey, Baylee, and Bailee.

Similar names: Baylee · Kaydence · Baila · Hailee · Madalynn · Kallie

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