Bailes is an English-language surname. People with the name include:

Alfred Shrapnell Bailes (1849–1928), Australian politician Alyson Bailes (1949–2016), British diplomat Barclay Bailes (1883–1955), Australian footballer Ernest Bailes (born 1982), American politician Ernie Bailes (1888–1964), Australian footballer Julian Edwin Bailes Sr. (1915–2010), American judge Margaret Bailes (born 1951), American athlete Scott Bailes (born 1961), American baseball player

See also Bayles (name), another surname Bales, another surname Jerry Bails (1933–2006), American popular culturist and champion of comic books