69%RatingSave Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage English (Modern) Pronounced Pron. BAY-lər [key·IPA] Meaning & History From a surname, possibly an Americanized form of the German surname Beiler, derived from Middle High German beile meaning "measuring stick". PopularityDetails Last ranked #390 in 2022 (m) #809 in 2022 (f) United States Categories colleges or universities, modern English, surnames