Bailey

Occupational name

"law enforcer, bailiff"

Updated Fri Nov 15 2024

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Bailey Origin and Meaning

The name Bailey is a girl's name meaning "law enforcer, bailiff".

Bailey -- a jaunty surname -- was first used for a female TV character in 1978 in the show WKRP in Cincinnaati, then caught on big time. Bailey's still an appealing choice, though, and a celebrity fave. Parents of daughters named Bailey include Scot Baio and Stella McCartney.

# 172 in the US

Bailey Rank in US Top 1000

# 992 on Nameberry

Bailey Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Bailey Popularity

172US2023
992Nameberry2024
260Future2028
561England2021
10Dogs2023
86Cats2022

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Famous People Named Bailey

Bailey Marie De Young
American actress
Bailey Jay
American adult film actress and model
Bailey Ryon
American actress
Bailey Bram
Canadian ice hockey player
Bailey Shea
American child beauty queen of TV's "Toddlers & Tiaras"
Bailey Jean Cypher (b. 1997)
daughter of singer Melissa Etheridge and Julie Cypher
Bailey Wallace
daughter of basketball player Ben Wallace
Bailey Linda Olwyn Willis (2006)
daughter of designer Stella McCartney and Alasdhair Willis
Bailey Elizabeth Masche (b. 2007)
sextuplet on TV's "Raising Sextuplets"
Bailey McKnight
daughter of American vlogger Mindy from CuteGirlsHairstyles YouTube Channel
Bailey De Luca Baio (b. 2007)
daughter of actor Scott Baio

Hazel Bailey Lessard (b. 2004)
daughter of musician Stefan Lessard

Bailey in Pop Culture

Bailey Quarters
character on TV's "WKRP in Cincinnati"
Bailey Pickett
character on TV's "Suite Life on Deck"
Bailey Graffman
character in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series
Bailey Tallet
character in movie "Real Steel"
Miranda Bailey
character on TV's "Grey's Anatomy"
Alison Bailey
lead character on TV's "The Affair"