Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Bayley

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Steward or public official: man in charge.

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Bayley

Pronunciation

ba(y)-ley

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1998 (rank #1700, 60 births); most recent 2014 (rank #12070, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #1204, 150 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4460, 31 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–31
2024–37
2023–26
2022–18
2021–35
2020–30
2019–51
2018–56
2017–75
2016–56

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2003 (rank #381, 69 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4209, 4 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2003 (rank #1383, 15 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3704, 6 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
202546
202473
20235–
20227–
202155
2020125
201967
201853
20171012
2016115

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence