The first name Bayleigh
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name transferred from the surname, variant of Bailey.
A form of Bailey.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 7 girls were named Bayleigh, making it the 3,333rd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2002, with 26 births (#890).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Bayleigh with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Bayleigh at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 78 girls born in the United States were named Bayleigh, the 2,332nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2012, when 272 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- How popular is the name Bayleigh?
- In 2025, 7 girls born in England and Wales were named Bayleigh, ranking 3,333rd. Its peak was 2002, with 26 births.
- Is Bayleigh a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 5,190 US babies named Bayleigh since 1880 were girls.
- When was Bayleigh most popular?
- 2012 in the United States, when 272 babies were named Bayleigh, its highest rank at 939th.
- What name is Bayleigh a form of?
- Bayleigh is a form of Bailey.