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Bailey

Popularity trend for the name Bailey in Aotearoa New Zealand, based on Department of Internal Affairs birth registrations.

Unisex name
Peak year
1999
Peak count
196
Recent
34/yr
Median age
22 yrs
Trend
-17%
Total female
1,166
Total male
1,667
Total all
2,833

Bailey at a glance

Bailey reached its highest rank of #30 for boys in 1999. In 2025, 20 babies were registered as Bailey. Its popularity is falling compared with five years earlier. Bailey is used for both boys and girls (59% boys overall).

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About this data: figures come from Department of Internal Affairs birth registrations for 1954-2025. The DIA only publishes a name for a given year when at least 10 babies were registered with it, so rarer names - and rarer spellings - are missing entirely, and a name can drop out of the record in quieter years. Spelling variants are counted separately, and counts reflect first names as registered.