Baili
Bailo or baylo is a Venetian title that derives from the Latin term baiulus, meaning "porter, bearer". In English, it may be translated bailiff, or otherwise rendered as bailey, baili, bailie, bailli or baillie. The office of a bailo is a bailaggio. The term was transliterated into Greek as μπαΐουλος (baioulos), but Nicephorus Gregoras translated it ἐπίτροπος or ἔφορος.
Meaning & Origin of Baili
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bailo or baylo is a Venetian title that derives from the Latin term baiulus, meaning "porter, bearer". In English, it may be translated bailiff, or otherwise rendered as bailey, baili, bailie, bailli or baillie. The office of a bailo is a bailaggio. The term was transliterated into Greek as μπαΐουλος (baioulos), but Nicephorus Gregoras translated it ἐπίτροπος or ἔφορος.
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The Story of Baili
American parents first put Baili on the record books as a baby girl name in 1987, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 29 Bailis were born — ranking #4,185 that year. About 48% of every Baili on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Baili last appeared in the published SSA data in 2014, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 333 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
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About the name Baili
Baili is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1987 and has accumulated 333 births in the dataset. Baili's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #4,185. Use the chart and map above to compare Baili'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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