Bailey - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Bailey \ba(i)-ley\ is pronounced BAY-lee. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "berry clearing; bailiff; city fortification". Occupational name. Initial popularity of Bailey was due to a character in the 1980s television series "WKRP in Cincinnati".

Bailey has 16 variant forms: Bailee, Bailei, Baileigh, Bailie, Bailley, Baillie, Bailly, Baily, Baleigh, Bali, Bayla, Baylee, Bayleigh, Bayley, Baylie and Bayly.

For more information, see also the related name Cayla.

Baby names that sound like Bailey are Baila, Billy, Bilee, Paisley and Billey.

Bailey is a popular female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Bailey. Click here to compare Bailey with related baby names.