unisex name

Baillie

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 819

Scotland

#853

2023 births

Baillie is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 76% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2013 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1991, when 43 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1989.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Baillie over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2013, not a full ten years.

252
'80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Baillie by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 19
1990s 252
2000s 114
2010s (to 2013) 24

How popular is Baillie?

In 2013, Baillie was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Baillie is used

Scotland #853 3 in 2023
Canada #2,904 5 in 2003
England & Wales #6,864 3 in 2017
United States #13,739 7 in 2013

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Baillie

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Baillie also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Baillie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Baillie

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Baillie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Baillie

How popular is the name Baillie?

In 2013, Baillie was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Baillie a girl's or a boy's name?

Baillie is used for both girls and boys. About 76% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Baillie?

Baillie has 2 syllables.

When was Baillie most popular?

Baillie peaked in 1991, when 43 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.