Bailiff, steward, or city fortification
Baily is a variant of the English occupational surname Bailey. It originally referred to a bailiff or officer of the law, or to the outer wall of a castle (the 'bailey').
Less common today
Baily isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,678 in 1997.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
A character in the children's series 'The Little Vampire' · The Little Vampire
English astronomer famous for describing 'Baily's beads' during an eclipse
