Valley or courtyard
A modern American invention, likely created by combining the surname-turned-first-name Bailey with the popular suffix -lynn. Bailey is derived from the Old English 'beleg' meaning courtyard or 'bailiff', while Lynn is a Welsh element meaning lake.
Less common today
Bailynn isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #5,368 in 2025.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
