Is Baily a boy or girl name?

Baily is a unisex name. Of the 1,824 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 77.1% were girls and 22.9% were boys.

Baily

Recorded 1984–2025 · United States

Baily was most popular in 1997, when 149 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,089 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,824 people named Baily.

Baily over time

Births per year. The dot marks Baily’s peak in 1997. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Baily a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Baily is a unisex name — 77.1% of the 1,824 Americans given it were girls and 22.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Baily

Where Baily is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org