Kaylee
Kaylee was the 255th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,205 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 26th with 7,219 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 194 places. More babies were named Kaylee in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it KAY-lee /ˈkeɪli/
- Rank in 2025
- #255 girls, down 138 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 1,205girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20097,219 babies
- Total since 1880
- 140,601babies recorded
What does the name Kaylee mean?
Kaylee is a late-20th-century coinage. Wiktionary gives two explanations: a combination of Kay and Lee, or a variant of the surnames Cayley or Keeley. Wikipedia describes it as a modern English blend of Kay and Lee. It became popular in the US in the 1990s and 2000s, with many spellings such as Kailey and Kayleigh. Because it was made for its sound, it has no single meaning.
How sure is this? Not documented. A modern blend (Kay + Lee) or a surname variant; no meaning of its own.
Related names: Kayleigh, Kailey, Kaylie, Caylee, Kylie.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kaylee', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Kaylee', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Kaylee popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 176 since 1988.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #255 | 1,205 |
| 2020 | #117 | 2,337 |
| 2010 | #35 | 6,108 |
| 2000 | #72 | 4,493 |
| 1990 | #235 | 1,211 |
| 1980 | #2,906 | 31 |
| 1970 | #3,497 | 18 |
| 1960 | #6,009 | 6 |
| 1950 | #5,689 | 5 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kaylee, counting every spelling?
Kaylee is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #115 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #255 for Kaylee on its own. Together these spellings went to 2,743 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaylee | 1,205 | #255 | 8,048 |
| Kaeli | 358 | #756 | 1,257 |
| Keily | 194 | #1,191 | 1,257 |
| Kailey | 153 | #1,420 | 1,086 |
| Kaylie | 148 | #1,454 | 1,008 |
| Caylee | 84 | #2,200 | 659 |
| Kailee | 98 | #1,969 | 624 |
| Caeli | 90 | #2,081 | 503 |
| Kayley | 45 | #3,429 | 284 |
| Kayli | 43 | #3,548 | 251 |
| Kaely | 47 | #3,317 | 223 |
| Kaily | 35 | #4,113 | 212 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kaylee?
1,205 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kaylee (0.33 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kaylee born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 7 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kaylee.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kaylee?
About 138,900 people born in the US named Kaylee are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 13 and 25. That makes Kaylee mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kaylee by state
How common Kaylee was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Rhode Island (2.9×), Mississippi (2.5×), Delaware (2.5×), New Mexico (1.9×), Maryland (1.7×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in New Hampshire, Montana, Colorado.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kaylee: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kaylee, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Kaylee · Sibling names for Kaylee
Questions about the name Kaylee
How popular is the name Kaylee?
Kaylee was the 255th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,205 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 26th with 7,219 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 194 places. More babies were named Kaylee in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Kaylee a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kaylee in the US.
Where is Kaylee most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kaylee was most common in Rhode Island (2.88 per 1,000 girls), followed by Mississippi and Delaware.