Bailey or Hailey

I’m not expecting (yet!) but I am trying to be proactive about choosing names. Right now we are torn between [name_u]Bailey[/name_u] [name_f]Claire[/name_f] and [name_f]Hailey[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]. Which do you like better and why?

I prefer [name_u]Bailey[/name_u] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]. I like it much more than [name_f]Hailey[/name_f], which i find it a bit dated.

[name_u]Bailey[/name_u] for sure!

I would pick [name_u]Bailey[/name_u].

I prefer [name_u]Bailey[/name_u]

[name_u]Bailey[/name_u]! I’ve known AT LEAST 10 female Haileys in my lifetime, but never a female [name_u]Bailey[/name_u]! And I don’t know why… [name_u]Bailey[/name_u] on a girl is so cute! So I’d go with that :slight_smile:

[name_u]Bailey[/name_u] is just such a happy sounding name! :slight_smile:

I’ve never known until joining Nameberry that [name_u]Bailey[/name_u] could be used as a girl’s name rather than boy’s name. Although I would prefer [name_f]Hailey[/name_f], [name_u]Bailey[/name_u] fits better with [name_m]Stellan[/name_m] and [name_f]Ava[/name_f].

[name_u]Bailey[/name_u] > [name_f]Hailey[/name_f]. [name_f]Hailey[/name_f] feels so dated to me.

I personally like [name_f]Hailey[/name_f] better!

I prefer [name_f]Hailey[/name_f] but I much prefer it to be spelled [name_f]Hayley[/name_f], which is the traditional spelling of the name. Also [name_f]Hayley[/name_f] is my own name and I like having it. [name_f]Claire[/name_f] is very pretty but I might suggest looking into a more unusual middle name since [name_u]Bailey[/name_u] and [name_f]Hailey[/name_f]/[name_f]Hayley[/name_f] are both very ordinary names.