Bailey

原Bailey De Young is an American actress and dancer most well known for playing the characters Ginny Thompson on Bunheads and Lauren Cooper on Faking It. De Young is a native of Sacramento, California. She is a dancer, starting around the age of seven, with a focus in jazz, tap, and ballet. Additionally, she is a trained soprano and has various theater credits. She graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. After that, she landed a leading role as Ginny Thompson in the ABC Family series Bunheads. In 2014, she made a guest appearance in the sitcom Baby Daddy as Bailey, and Jenna Taylor on The Middle. In 2014, she was cast in the MTV sitcom Faking It as Lauren.

原My dog's name is Bailey and he's a boy and I was stuck with it. I like the way it sounds. I like this name!

原With the movie A Dog's Purpose, I wonder if it will become a male name again, especially for male dogs.

原Terrible first name. Fairly common English surname.

原An okay name... Can't imagine this name on a 30 year old though.. Same goes with my own name so I really can't say anything.

原In the United States today, this name is common and androgynous for dogs, but for humans it's much less common and skews heavily female. In 2015, it was the 10th most common name for female dogs and the 17th most common name for male dogs, according to Rover. Com. Also in 2015, it was the 108th most common name for baby girls but didn't make the top 1000 for baby boys, according to the Social Security Administration.

原The name Bailey was given to 109 boys born in the US in 2015.

原I'm so surprised no one brought up that it is also being used in Grey's Anatomy. I named my chihuahua this, who is male, for that reason. There is a Dr. Miranda Bailey on the show who is a main character, and also the main character Merideth Grey named her son this "Bailey Grey". For me, I thought this had something to do with its more recent popularity. And I love the name for boy or girl. I know a few family friends that have boys with this name that are now 18, and another is like 22. It seems rather suitable on both, even now that they are older.

原I think the name "Bailey" is very pretty. I would change the spelling to BAYLI. That makes the whole name have a different feel.

原I named my oldest daughter Bailey (born in 1990) and, no, it has nothing at all to do with Bailey's Irish Cream, which I do love. It came from a character on WKRP in Cincinnati (from the 1970's) named Bailey Quarters. I just loved the name and really think all the negative comments are absurd and rude. People choose to name their children whatever they want and think is a good name for their child. So many people say that it isn't an appropriate name for an adult, what makes any name appropriate for an adult, just because it sounds so much more "adult"? Some of you are just so judgmental and ignorant.

原I love this name. But, even if it's my own I think it shouldn't be an adult's name. It's very childish.

原I'm having a daughter in May and it seems like there are negative comments about every name I like. Bailey is a name on my list and I know a lot of people who like the name.

原This is one of my favorite names, I'm surprised by the amount of negative opinions surrounding this name. I think it suits either a boy or a girl. I like the way it looks and the way it sounds.

原I'm a 19 year old female named Baelee, and I love my name! I do get a lot of "Bae" jokes due to the spelling, but it's unique, and I've never met another one spelled that way. Granted, I know more dogs named Bailey than I do people, but I 100% stand by the fact that it's a human name. I've never understood why people give animals human names, it's always been a pet peeve of mine (no pun intended). As for the socioeconomic status thing, I come from a wealthy family that is far from "trashy". Names do not define how well off you are, that is the most absurd thing I've ever heard. I can't wait to be a successful badass grandma one day, I'll rock my name no matter my age.

原My name is Bailee. I absolutely hate my name. Every time I meet someone it's either "oh I have a dog named Bailee!" or, if someone were writing my name down I would have to say "it's two E's and no Y..." I also feel like when I'm in my 30s that no one will take me seriously because I basically have a baby's name. It's not a "grown up" name at all... but that's just my opinion.

原Ok my name is Bailey, I'm a female, and I absolutely love my name. I'm in high school making straight A's in all AP classes, going to Europe in the summer because of my athletic skills, and have a great job. I don't see why people think that Bailey is an unintelligent name or an ugly one. My name is very confident, sophisticated yet still fun. You can say the name is overused but most other countries do not even consider the possibility of it being a female name which makes it unique. And by the way my name might be Bailey but there is nothing country about me. It doesn't sound like a bale of hay at all. You should be proud of your name no matter what it is and I don't know why people with the name Bailey hate it so much. If you are on here bashing the name Bailey then yes, it is your opinion but maybe you should go look at all the negative comments people have put under your name before you put a negative comment under someone else's name.

原I love this name! I used to have a male Wheaten Terrier named Bailey. However, I believe it can be used as a human name as well. I think if you are going to name a person "Bailey", it should be a girl.

原Y'all should be ashamed of yourselves! Saying rude and uncalled for things about someone else's name. As far as the dog name comments are concerned, what about when people name their dogs Butch, Jennifer, Rocky, etc, etc. There are plenty of "people" names that are given to animals! I think it's a pretty name and yes, an 80 year old woman can be called Baylee! Oh look at that I just changed the way it's spelled and it still sounds good!

原Love this name, it's a very cool boy's name! To me, it's not a girls name at all. I love it because it's so different but not too different in a silly way. I know someone called Bailey and he was the one of the coolest people I ever met.I think it's a case of the person makes the name, but with this name I think you are off to a very good start!

原I have heard the name pronounced both "bay-lee" and "bail-ee". I have a friend named Bailey. We were discussing our names and she said her mother wanted to name her Ann, but her father thought the name Ann sounded too short, "like a dog's name". Thus, Bailey.Of course, her parents didn't realize that in a few years, people would make "Bailey" a trendy dog name. She laughs about it, it hasn't condemned her to a life of poverty or anything. :-) The alcohol connection never crossed my mind (until I read this page, that is) and I don't associate the name with trashiness.

原What a great name... for a dog!

原I'm a 14 year old male and my name is Bailey. Honestly, I see my name as both a boy and girl name. No one ever questions if it's a girl name in real life. Online, that's a different story. I'm proud to have this name no matter what anyone says.

原Stupid low class white trash name. Great for a dog. This would be cute for a small girl but picturing a middle aged woman with this name makes me laugh.

原Bailey Name Meaning status name for a steward or official, Middle English bail(l)i (Old French baillis, from Late Latin baiulivus, an adjectival derivative of baiulus ‘attendant’, ‘carrier’ ‘porter’). Topographic name for someone who lived by the outer wall of a castle, Middle English bail(l)y, baile ‘outer courtyard of a castle’, from Old French bail(le) ‘enclosure’, a derivative of bailer ‘to enclose’, a word of unknown origin. This term became a place name in its own right, denoting a district beside a fortification or wall, as in the case of the Old Bailey in London, which formed part of the early medieval outer wall of the city. Habitational name from Bailey in Lancashire, named with Old English beg ‘berry’ + leah ‘woodland clearing’. Anglicized form of French Bailly.

原Im a 25 year old male named Bailey, and very thankful for the name. At my age it sets me apart form the Tom, Dicks, and Harrys. I'm not ashamed or embarrassed by my name. I know when someone speaks to me or wants my attention. It does make a good dog, cat, boy, or girl name regardless of what people seem to think. I can sit in a room with hundreds of other people and when I hear Bailey I know it's me unlike when someone says Michael and 8 people come up. I do not find names as empowering or striking as others. It's my name and I don't dislike my parents for the name.

原Please do not do this to your child, boy or girl. Bailey is a surname. Use for a pet if you must, but do not use on a human. Can you imagine a 75-year old woman named Bailey? How about a CEO named Bailey Smith? No no no--so undignified.

原I love, love, looooove this name! The sound, the look of it written down- everything! Even after reading the negative comments on here, I still adored it and went ahead and named my first born child- a boy, Bailey. Here in Australia it's much more widely recognized as a boys name. Gorgeous name, I love it so much. I really don't get the negative uproar about it? It's so weird lol :-)

原My beagle's name is Bailey. If I hadn't rescued him from the pound, I probably would have chosen a more creative name because half the dogs I know are Baileys, but on the other hand it's fun to call him "Beagle Bailey" like "Beetle Bailey." To me personally, it seems like an exclusively male name.

原What a disgusting group of people here, speaking so disrespectfully about another person's name... you may find the name ugly, but some of you are far uglier inside.

原According to an article in The Guardian, Bailey is the 15th most popular name for dogs in the UK. (The most popular is Poppy.)

原The Adventures of Bailey is a series of family movies about a golden retriever named Bailey and his brother Duke. Some of the movies are A Night in Cowtown, Christmas Hero, and The Lost Puppy.

原Rumpole of the Bailey was a popular programme about a barrister at the Old Bailey in London.

原No one here is being mean; we're presenting our candid opinions of names, which is the purpose of this website, and we're backing them up with examples or data. For example, no one who studies names would seriously dispute that misspelled names indicate low socioeconomic status. That's been demonstrated everywhere from studies in "Names: A Journal of Onomastics" to the analysis in the best-selling "Freakonomics." As the Financial Review's summary noted, "One of the key points of the name research compiled by Freakonomics was that misspelling of names is a clear indicator of lower socio-economic status--both of the parents and, later, the children." As for your question of why baby books include misspelled names, the answer is likewise an economic one: if you were a customer buying a baby book, would you choose the thicker one or the thinner one? Baby book writers have an obvious incentive to pad their pages, and it has nothing to do with factual scholarship or the well-being of children.You've already named your daughter Bailey, so it's wonderful that she loves it. However, that also means you're not the primary audience for this website. The main goal of these comments is for future parents to learn what people candidly think about names so they can make informed choices *before* naming their children, not so they'll feel obligated to defend their naming choices after the fact. You may not be interested in knowing that most people associate Bailey with dogs or liquor, as the above comments show, but other parents may. Conversely, I was interested to read the above comments about Beetle Bailey and Barnum & Bailey, precisely because I found it interesting to learn about views and associations that differ from my own.Last but not least, of course, no one here knows your daughter, so you can both rest assured that nothing here is an attack on her. And thank you for mentioning WKRP in Cincinnati; for readers who don't know, that comment was referencing Bailey Quarters, a TV character played by Jan Smithers.

原As several people have correctly pointed out, Bailey is a dog's name. That's not my opinion, that's a numerical fact. In the United States, Bailey is the second most common name for male dogs and the ninth most common name for female dogs. For human girls, however, Bailey isn't in the top 100, having fallen from a mercifully short-lived spike, and for boys it's not in the top 1000. Bailey is therefore far more common for dogs than for people, so it's not surprising that most people view it as a fine name for a collie but a weird name for a child. (The same is true of many other surnames, such as Cooper, Tucker, and Hunter.) The various misspellings of Bailey that briefly became trendy as girls' names (Bayley, Baylee, Bayleigh) are associated with low socioeconomic status, so saddling a daughter with a misspelled dog's name is doubly cruel.

原I named my daughter baileigh. Leigh is my name and I wanted to incorporate my name into hers. My name is constantly being misspelled or I am being mistaken for a boy. When I was younger it annoyed me but I got over it. Everyone has said they love her name, especially the way we spelled it. As far as it not being a good name for when she gets older, what about a kid named Bella, Maddison, or Zoey? Those girls will get older one day also, and those are popular trending names. One day there will be a bunch of old women named all sorts of different names.

原Bayleigh (different spelling, sorry) is a wonderful name for a girl! I think it's very refreshing and I can see it becoming a classic name. I don't know why everyone thinks it's a good name for a dog? To be honest, it's wasted on a dang dog. If you don't want to link the name to Baileys (yum) change the spelling :)

原I don't see what's bad about it. I know this may be biased, but c'mon? You can name a dog ANYTHING literally... And nowadays everyone's goal is to stay youthful... So what if you're named after an alcoholic beverage, as well? It just matters the name for a PERSON, nothing else. Who cares what it looks like? It mostly matters what It sounds like.And who's to say the child can't just change their name when they're older if they don't like it?If so many people didn't like it, I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be popular.

原My first name is Bailey. I am a male and 15 and have been blessed to be very successful in my life so far. I have two jobs and outstanding grades. There is a lot of speculation and even more negativity about this name, but it is my name, and I share it with many others. It can be boys, girls, or a dogs name. It is different, yet sophisticated and powerful. There is beauty, strength, masculinity and femininity, and countless other meaning that the bearers of this wonderful name add to it. The same is with any name.

原This is my name, and I'm proud of it. Just breezing through these comments, I see all of the hate directed towards this name. Haven't you got anything better to do with your lives than that? I was named after my great uncle, and he was a firefighter and a noble man. Though I happen to be a woman with a man's name, I'm proud of it. Keep your negativity to yourself, please.

原"Bailey" is the best spelling of the name, I think. But as for it being a good name, I do not like it. To me it seems like one of these little wussy names that they have now days. Lol, sorry but I don't like it. It's not horrible for a girl, but it is not a boy name to me.

原Some people believe that there is a Hebrew meaning of the name and it it is "Little".

原Though quite popular in the UK for boys, the name Bailey is more common in the US as a feminine name. In 2012, it was only given to 121 baby boys here. I prefer it for a boy personally.

原On a girl, this is trendy-cutesy feminized surname crap. On a boy, it's traditional but nowhere near overused, and quite sexy ;)

原To me, Bailey is an awful name. Bailey sound like a bale of hay! It makes me picture a really annoying girl, the name sounds annoying. I just think of this really unintelligent girl... I hate this name. It's way too country for me.

原It figures that Bailey is only commonly used for girls in America. Look at the stats - it's still a pretty popular boy's name and almost unheard of for females in England and Australia. But even in the US, it started out completely masculine and got turned over to the girls about the mid-80s. I wish all originally masculine names could stay masculine, but at least only America is into being tryndee by giving boy's names to girls. I hope to name a son this one day.

原Well, I wasn't going to say anything, but with all the hate from the other users, I have to say I like the name Bailey. One of the few B names I like it. I like it for both boys and girls, but prefer it on girls. But I like masculine names on girls anyway, so.

原I named my son Bailey.. He suits his name, I don't find it a tacky name. & I prefer it on a boy - Biased perhaps. Nobody owns a name so if there are animals named Bailey then there's not much that can be done. I hope he likes his name when he is older, he seems to like it so far. & if he doesn't he always has his middle name to fall back on.

原Sooo overly cutesy and trendy... Yet another name that's gone through the unfortunate stages of last name to male name to trendy female name :/ I like the sound of this name, I like it for a dog, but NOT a human! It sounds quite childish, but I guess it's not that childish compared too atrocious spellings such as Baylee and Bayley (the latter of which is technically not even a real name, but these days, no one cares about that, do they?) on a boy this has actually sort of grown on me, but he'd have to be really boyish and masculine to pull it off, otherwise the -ey sound at the end sounds to girly. But, I really wish people would remember: 1. That just because it ends in the -ey sound does not make it feminine, and 2. If it started off as a boy's name, it should stay a boy's name!

原Blah. Hate this name.

原One of the most awful trendy names. This name is very childish and for a dog. What if you were an old person named Bailey? Not a pretty picture.

原I hate this name! It's one of thoose puppy names that are kiddish. Imagine an old lady called Bailey!

原I like this name for a boy, but I also know a girl named Bailey. I like the name. Its nice and different.

原Variations:BayleeBaleighBaileeBaylieBailieBayleyBasically same same variations as with Haley.

原I've always despised this name. It's not cute, and it doesn't even look good on paper. It's bad for a boy, and even worse for a girl. It makes a good pet name, though.

原I think its okay, I like the look of the 'Bailey' spelling, hate the others, but I do associated it with dogs. At one point in my life both my next door neighbors has a Golden Retriever named Bailey. (Not to mention a third one down the block.) But it doesn't have to be ruined for others because it was ruined for me.I do think it has nice nickname potential Bay, Baya, or Baby (for when they're young) and Lee/Leigh which I've always loved.

原I just fail to see the appeal of this name. Sure, it's not the worst name ever, but the mind boggles at the thought of a parent actually saying, "I adore the name Bailey! Let's give it to our baby!"It seems to naturally come out as a whine of frustration, and for the less academically-inclined, "Bailey FAIL-ee" seems an obvious playground nickname.Giving it to girls is just cruel. And spelling it as Baylee, Baileigh etc is plain moronic.

原I think the spelling Bailey is good for a boy. There's a girl I know with the same exact name but spelled Baylee. I love the way she spelled it, it makes the name look more feminine.

原I honestly cannot picture a grown woman or man named this.

原Such a cute name for a boy!

原My name is Bailey. When I was little I hated my name. Currently I like my name I like how it sounds with my middle name. However in life there are some things I have disliked about it1. My first crush named his dog Bailey (he claimed his sister named it)2. There was at one point a boy in my class with the same name but a different spelling3. Because of # 2 the school spelled my name wrong for yearsI suppose most of those are not likely to happen to someone else but I felt like they needed to be said.

原Bailey is like the new Rover of dog names. When I got my dog, she was already named Bailey, and obeyed that name. It's an alright name, but getting overused. We can't throw a tennis ball in a dog park without hitting another Bailey. Also, it's always awkward when a person tells me her name is Bailey, and without thinking, I respond- "oh, that's my dog's name". It's like their name is as doggish as Muffin or Snoopy. I wouldn't recommend this name until the dog-fad dies down.

原Bailey is a character in Disney's "The Suite Life On Deck".

原Oh come on. I think of times I've tried to drink Baileys Irish Cream and instantly want to puke. I'm sure most people will share this reaction. The name itself isn't bad, but the liquor connection is annoying.

原Being a Bailey. I am constantly haunted by the liquor, cigarette brand, and numerous bars. It strikes me as strange to believe that my mother named me this after George Bailey from It's a Wonderful Life, in the midst of the common usage of the name. As a young adult I have ran across more people with this as a last name rather than a first. So, if you don't mind that your child will have to explain his or her name constantly, you should name them Bailey. It is unique and bold and not a bad name after all.

原I'm a huge fan of Dr. Bailey on Grey's Anatomy so I would love to use this name. Not for a child though, for a dog. I've decided that when I get my first dog, I'm gonna name him/her Bailey.

原Jail bailiffs and liquor. Real classy.

原I am not a big fan of this name, on a girl or a boy. It reminds me of the alcoholic drink.

原Bailey is pretty and light fare and graceful. I think of a castle when I hear this name.

原My name is Bailey. It's ok, I could've had a girlier name, but I do like my name. Except for I've noticed that people with the last name Bailey are very successful. I've heard of Bailey Cable, Bailey & Sons Oil Co., Bailey's (the beer), seen a restaurant named Bailey, etc. I like my name. It fits me well. The few problems I've had with my name are:1)My best friend's name is Hailey and I'm with her all the time, therefore I get called Hailey all the time and she gets called Bailey.2)People tend to spell it Baily3)I hate the nickname Bay4)It is a unisex name/popular last nameWhen you look up Bailey in the dictionary you get: "noun, the outer wall of a courtyard" which I like because the wall is strong and so am I.

原I don't know why so many people don't like the name Bailey; I really like it. I like it for both genders, but strongly prefer it on a girl. It doesn't seem so youthful on a female when she's a mellow and sweet kind of person. Anyaways, on a girl, Bailey stands for.BeautifulAppealing/AttractiveImmaculateLovable/LovelyExsquisiteYouthful (in a very good way)

原This is my name, and I actually like it. My name is not based off of the English (I think) bailiff, but the Scandinavian, meaning heroine. So people, my parents did not think I was going to be a lawyer.

原I don't care for Bailey as a name for a boy or girl. It sounds like a wimpy name for a boy. Just my opinon though.

原I believe I'll be breaking the trend of people named Bailey saying they love their name, but I really don't like it. It's not even a name I would choose to give a dog.

原My name is Bailey and I love my name. So what if it is the name of an alcohol drink, or whatever. I was named for my grandma's maiden name, and I think it is a great name for a girl, but for a boy it is okay.

原This is my name and I think it TOTALLY a girls name. I like this spelling more then Baylee or Bailee. Those sound like you're spelling them wrong.

原I hate the name Bayley, it is possible that this name is the WORST name I have ever heard, sorry.

原This name is okay on boys and men, but I wouldn't use it on a girl. The reason is that while it may sound decent on a girl, especially if she is somewhat tomboyish, it will not sound particularly mature or sophisticated on a woman. Somehow, on girls, this name sounds too youthful.

原I think it is very pretty!

原I don't know why but I prefer Bayley to Bailey. Bailey seems like more of a dog name, but Bayley doesn't to me. But either way, I like this name, but only for a little girl.

原Trashy people call their poor kids Bailey, absolutely awful.

原Yea it's an alcoholic drink but it's not a name for pets. It's my name and no I don't drink. I'm only 13.

原I like the name Bailey. I have known 6 Bailey's through out my life, and many of them were spelled differently.2- Bailey1- Bayley2- Bailie1- BaylieyI prefer Bayley.

原Christian name means your given name, your first name, not necessarily a name from Christianity.I like Bailey and I do think that it is feminine enough, but a little too trendy. A very fresh name to me.

原I don't like this name for a child or a dog. It's just ugly sounding. I would like to know why people must choose Chrisitan names? Um, it's kind of obvious that not everyone is Christian which would defy the point of a Christian name.

原Myleene Klass named her daughter Ava Bailey.

原Yey another name chosen by parents trying hard to be different, this is a surname not a christian name, an awful name to curse a child with, boy or girl.

原Bailey is another name, like Madison, that is atrocious for a little girl. Like Madison, it's not the least bit feminine sounding or pleasing to the ear. But thankfully, it's not as insanely popular.

原I really like this for a boy.

原I think Bailey is an awesome name for girls.

原For a girl I like the spelling Bayleigh.

原I don't understand why people like this name so much for dogs, it seems like much more of a people name to me.

原No offense, but I think it is definitely a dog's name.

原Awful name!

原Bailey started becoming more popular for girls than boys after the harried-career-woman character Bailey Quarters was introduced on "WKRP In Cincinnati". There was an upswing in boy Baileys after the name was used for Scott Wolf's character in "Party of Five".

原I really don’t like the name Bailey, for a girl or a boy, although I think it’s more suited for a boy than a girl. I think this is a name I would give to my dog, not my child.

原I took this name & made it a little original by hyphenating it for my daughter Bae-Lee.

原I think Bailey is a tired girl's name. But I kinda like it as a boy's name, it's different. Bailey is Ross Thomas's characters name one Beyond the Break.

原I have this name and a lot of people say they like it. My middle name is Ann and sometimes I go by Bailey Ann, because they sound nice together. Also, I have met many, many pets with my name, but only 2 other people.

原I'm afraid I have to agree with some of the other comments. I always thought it was a great name for a dog.

原I think this makes a good pet name. The fact that it can fit a boy or a girl is sweet. No offense to the people who like this name or have it, but it just never struck me as a good human name. Also, I think that, given the name's root (coming from the word for "bailiff"), a lawyer would do well to pick this name. Cheesy? Maybe so, but not as cheesy as a baker naming his/her dog "Muffin" or "Cupcake."