Spellings

Bailey or Baylee?

In the US in 2025, 75% of babies in this name family were spelled Bailey and 13% Baylee. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Bailey75% of the family1,446 born in 2025#208 among girls−49% since 2015Baylee13% of the family248 born in 2025#1,008 among girls−69% since 2015Bailee12% of the family227 born in 2025#1,069 among girls−60% since 2015

Ten years ago

Bailey already led in 2015, with 68% of the family's births; it has 75% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 4,206 to 1,921 births (−54%).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Bailey2,8531,446−49%
Baylee791248−69%
Bailee562227−60%

How they sound

All of these spellings are said the same way: /ˈbeɪli/ (BAY-lee). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.

In France

None of these spellings is given in France often enough to be counted.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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