How Many People Are Named Bailee?
An estimated 15,992 people in the United States have the first name Bailee. It is predominantly female (98.6%). The average bearer is 19 years old, and Bailee peaked in popularity in 2000 with 682 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bailee as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Bailee paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Bailee is overwhelmingly female, 232 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
15,992
About 1 in 21,433 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
98.6% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2000
682 births
Total Registered
16,244
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bailee
Bailee is predominantly female (98.6%), though 232 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Bailee as a male name
Ranked #12,516 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1997 (24 births)
Bailee as a female name
Ranked #989 in 2024
260 female births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (658 births)
Bailee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bailee span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 5,409 babies were registered. Bailee has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bailee by Decade
How has Bailee tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Bailee by State
Birth registrations for Bailee span all 48 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Georgia. The lowest are in Vermont, Hawaii, New Hampshire. On average, about 302 Bailees were registered per state.
Bailee + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bailee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bailee
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bailee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bailee?
We estimate approximately 15,992 people named Bailee are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 21,433 Americans share this first name.
Is Bailee a common name?
Bailee is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 16,244 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bailee most popular?
Bailee reached peak popularity in 2000, when 682 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bailee is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bailee a female name?
Bailee is predominantly female. 98.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bailee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bailee Smith, Bailee Johnson, Bailee Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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