Bailee is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Bailee means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Bailee across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Bailee has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Bailee is a girl name of Old English origin meaning “bailiff, or berry clearing”. A feminine variant spelling of Bailey.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 16,483 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 429 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 4 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 6 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Bailee per year, United States (1982 to 2025). United States peaked in 2000 (682/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2008 (33/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2011 (4/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2013 (3/yr).
Bailee has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2000, when it ranked #792 nationally (given to 688 babies that year).
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