Bailee
Bailment is a legal relationship at common law, where the owner of personal property ("chattel") transfers physical possession of that property to another, who holds the property for a certain purpose, while the transferor retains ownership. The owner who surrenders custody of a property is called the "bailor" and the individual who accepts the property is called a "bailee".
- English
Meaning & Origin of Bailee
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bailment is a legal relationship at common law, where the owner of personal property ("chattel") transfers physical possession of that property to another, who holds the property for a certain purpose, while the transferor retains ownership. The owner who surrenders custody of a property is called the "bailor" and the individual who accepts the property is called a "bailee".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Bailee
The earliest SSA record of Bailee as a baby girl name dates back to 1982, when 8 babies received it. 2000 was its biggest year on record, with 658 newborns named Bailee — #429 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 32% of all recorded Bailees. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,007 among baby girl names with 251 births, falling sharply (-34%). In total, more than 17K Bailees have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Bailee
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About the name Bailee
Bailee is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 17K births in the dataset. Bailee's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #407. Use the chart and map above to compare Bailee's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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