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Abigale vs Bailee

Abigale and Baileecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2013, Abigale was ranked #894 and Bailee #894 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2018, Abigale was ranked #4684 and Bailee #3985 among girls in England and Wales.

Abigale and Bailee over time

Abigale and Bailee appear together in 1 published list, across 14 years of shared records. Abigale held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Bailee in 0.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Abigale reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Bailee in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 20002018

    Abigale held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Bailee in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Abigale #1195 in 2000, Bailee #1387 in 2012.

    The order changed in 2012: Bailee moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #2432 and #2893; by 2012 that had become #2095 and #1387.

    Most recent shared year, 2018: Abigale #4684, Bailee #3985.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Abigale, Bailee
FieldAbigaleBailee
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemaleUsed for both boys and girls
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables42
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IEGB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #4684 (2018)England and Wales · Girls #3015 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)60/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Abigale has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Bailee.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Abigale

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1072 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2001–2013

    Highest recorded position: #606 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2001 (recorded 2001–2013).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2018

    Most recently recorded at #4684 among girls in England and Wales, in 2018.

    England and Wales · Girls

Bailee

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1997

    First recorded at #2337 among boys in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2013–2022

    Highest recorded position: #894 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2013 (recorded 2013–2022).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #3015 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls