Bailey vs Talia

Bailey and Taliacompared 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.

England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Bailey was ranked #795 and Talia #171 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Bailey was ranked #418 and Talia #201 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Bailey was ranked #215 and Talia #215 among girls in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Bailey was ranked #608 and Talia #544 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Bailey and Talia over time

Bailey and Talia appear together in 2 published lists, across 42 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

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.

Bailey reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Talia 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.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Bailey #296 in 2019, Talia #336 in 2021.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Bailey held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Talia in 29.
Highest recorded here: Bailey #337 in 2003, Talia #167 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Bailey #795, Talia #171.
Republic of Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 2011–2025
Bailey held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Talia in 3.
Highest recorded here: Bailey #296 in 2019, Talia #336 in 2021.
The order changed in 2024: Talia moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #364 and #495; by 2024 that had become #736 and #372.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Bailey #608, Talia #544.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Bailey

Pairs where Bailey shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Jack vs Bailey
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Boys within 2 years — Jack #1 in 2003, Bailey #23 in 2004.
Jack · Bailey · 19 shared years, 1996–2014 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2004 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Mason vs Bailey
In New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Mason moved into the top 50 at #27 in 2011 as Bailey fell out of it to #63, having been #47 the year before.
Mason · Bailey · 11 shared years, 2003–2014 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2011 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Hunter vs Bailey
In New Zealand · Boys, Hunter moved into the top 50 at #36 in 2005 as Bailey fell out of it to #67, having been #47 the year before.
Hunter · Bailey · 10 shared years, 1999–2008 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2005 New Zealand ranking
Mitchell vs Bailey
In New Zealand · Boys, Bailey moved into the top 50 at #36 in 2003 as Mitchell fell out of it to #61, having been #36 the year before.
Mitchell · Bailey · 11 shared years, 1996–2006 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2003 New Zealand ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Bailey, Talia
Field	Bailey	Talia
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	male	female
Meaning	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Origin	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Syllables	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Girls #544 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	88/100	94/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Bailey and Talia both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Bailey

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #848 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
Highest recorded1996–2014
Highest recorded position: #23 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2004 (recorded 1996–2014).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Talia

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #385 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
Highest recorded2005–2009
Highest recorded position: #89 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2009 (recorded 2005–2009).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #544 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls