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I don't know if someone has already said it but here in Australia, it's strictly a boys' name. I know a lot of little boys with this name to the point where I'm getting sick of it. I think if it wasn't so common, I'd love it. As it is though, I love American BAs where I get to imagine it on a girl.

I sadly agree that it's a bit trashy (I live in the US, btw), and yes people do use it for girls a lot here, but they use it for boys too. I think it's very boyish myself, but (again, sadly) I also think it sounds like a dog's name. (And no, I've never known anyone w/ a dog named Bailey.)

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bottom line: better for a boy by far in my opinion

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Personaly I don't care much for it on either gender. I actually went to school with a male Bailey (actually I think he spelled it Baley) and since he was the first person I knew with the name, it always sounded a bit unisex.

This message was edited 4/9/2014, 3:52 PM

It's funny how you have to clarify that it's for a boy in the subject line.

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Um...I'm neutral on it. It doesn't spark my interest, and it doesn't make me want to punch things. Good?

The only Bailey I've met is a girl, and there was a country act called Bailie and the Boys back in the late 80's, early 90's. Bailie was the female singer's last name, but somehow the execs at their company started calling the group Bailie and the Boys, and it stuck. I can't imagine it on a boy.
As a last name, there's the comic strip Beetle Bailey. He's a lazy soldier, and I don't think I'd want a son to be associated with that image. Not that it's a horrible one, but I wouldn't want people to think he's lazy like the character. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beetle_Bailey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6L_nbNf5ueA

I don't like and think it's kinda trashy no matter tbh. If I met a male Bailey, I'd probably assume it was his last name. It just sounds so feminine to me with the 'ay' and 'lee' sounds.

Yeah, it is mainly used on boys in the UK and it is considered to be a bit trashy. I dislike it, I picture a Bailey as an immature and not very intelligent teenage boy.

It's absolutely adorable for a boy, My fave Combo Is
Bailey Erasmus

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other possible random combos are
Bailey Adam
Bailey Alexander
Bailey Bartolio
Bailey Benjamin
Bailey Bradley
Bailey Caleb
Bailey Cedric
Bailey Charles
Bailey Clifford
Bailey Daniel
Bailey David
Bailey Dean
Bailey Donovan
Bailey Duke
Bailey Eric
Bailey Easton
Bailey Edmund
Bailey Elfen
Bailey Elijah
Bailey Elmer
Bailey Everett
Bailey Eugene
Bailey Evan
Bailey Ezra
Bailey Finbar
Bailey Farand
Bailey Flint
Bailey Francis
Bailey Fritz

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I'd think it was okay for a boy if 1. I didn't see so many girls using it. I do know of one Bailey who's male, he'd be about twelve now. and more importantly 2. If I didn't know so many dogs named Bailey. Seriously, I'm pretty much starting to consider Bailey a dog name because it seems like anytime somebody tells me about their dog the dog's name is Bailey nine times out of ten.