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What does Bayley mean?
Bayley as a girls' name (also used as boys' name Bayley) is of Old English origin, and the meaning of the name Bayley is "berry clearing; bailiff; city fortification". Bayley is an alternate form of Bailey (Old English): occupational name.
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, berry (tree)
Variations
VARIANTS Bayly, Baylie▼, Bayleigh, Baylee, Bayla, Bali, Baleigh, Baily, Bailly, Baillie, Bailley, Bailie, Baileigh, Bailei, Bailee▲
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Bayley Sana (B.S.), ..
How popular is Bayley?
Bayley is a rare given name for females but a very popular surname for all people (#15154 out of 150436, Top 10%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Bayley was first listed in 1995 and reached its top position of #1204 in the U.S. in the year 1997, but is not ranked currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Bailey (#133 LAST YEAR), Baylee (#572), Bailee (#627), Bayleigh (#1318), Baileigh, Bailie, Baily, Baleigh and Baylie are the prominent varying forms of Bayley. Adoption of these relations of Bayley was common in the year 1998 (ADOPTION OF 0.43%) and has become significantly reduced since (ADOPTION 0.2%, ▼53.8%), with the form Baylie becoming somewhat outmoded. Bailey has been the most well-known version, though Bailee has become popular as well over time.
Similar Names
Bayley is pronounced similarly to Baila, Beyla, Bilee, Billee, Billey, Billy▼ and Byla. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Barbey, Belle▼, Bradley, Braylee, Briley, Brylee, Bryley (see Briley), Bryly (see Briley), Cailey▼, Caley, Calley, Carley▼, Caycey (see Casey), Caylee▼, Caylen, Cayley, Caysey, Dayle, Earley, Gayle▼, Gaylen (see Gayle), Hadley▲, Haeley, Hailey, Haley▼, Halley, Harley▲, Haylea, Haylee▼, Hayley▼, Jaylee, Kaeley, Kahley, Kailey▼, Kaley▼, Kalley, Karley, Kaycey, Kayle▼, Kaylea, Kaylee, Kaylei, Kaylen▼, Kayley▼, Kaylley, Kaysey, Keyley, Kyley, Layney, Marley▲, Maydey (see Maida), Railey, Raley, Rawley, Rayney, Ryley, Salley, Talley, Tayler▼ and Valley. These names tend to be more commonly used than Bayley.
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