Meaning: Its source is an Old English expression meaning "A bailiff or administrative officer."

Nicknames: Bail

Alternative Spellings: Bailie, Baily, Bailee, Baileigh, Baylie, Baylee, Bayleigh, Baillie, Bayley and Bayly

Popularity: The name Bailey ranked 283rd in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics.

Narrative: This may have originated as a local name for someone who lived near a ''bailey'' (a city fortification), or it might derive from beg leah, meaning ''wood clearing.''

Meaning: Its source is an Old English expression meaning "A bailiff or administrative officer."

Languages: This girl's name is used in English.

Alternative Spellings: Bailee, Bailley, Baillie, Bailly, Baily, Baleigh, Baylee, Baylie, Bayly, Bailie and Baileigh

Variant Forms: Bali, Bayla and Bailei

Popularity: The name Bailey ranked 76th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 1836th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

This name first made its appearance on state popularity lists of the 1990s, and has been trending upward in usage ever since.

Narrative: This name may have originated as a local name for someone who lived near a ''bailey'' (a city fortification). Or it might derive from beg leah, meaning wood clearing.