Bailee

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A few things about Bailee you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Bailee

Bailee Madison

American actress (born 1999)

Choose Bailee and your child shares a first name with Bailee Madison, an American actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Bailee, like who?” Bailee Madison's Wikipedia article is available in 40 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 7,082 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Bailee, 227 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Bailee would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryBailee first shows up in US birth records in 1982, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 43 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1997, when it reached #407.
• 📉Then vs nowBailee was 2.6× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 2,760 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 7,082.
• 🍂TrendBailee has slipped 219 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,069. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedBailee is most popular in Louisiana, where it ranks #271, followed by Mississippi (#441) and Alabama (#574). It's in the top 1,000 in 14 states.
• 💬MeaningBailee is an English form of Bailey, which means “bailiff”.

About the name Bailee

Bailee is a girl name of Old English origin meaning “bailiff”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with B and ending in “-lee”. US birth records list Bailee for girls from 1982 to 2025, in 44 of those 44 years. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked #407 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #1,069, with 227 babies.

Origin:Old English names