# Kaylee (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/kaylee/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkeɪli/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Kailey, Kayleigh, Kaylie, Kalie, Kayley, Kyleigh, Kaylea |
| US babies named this | 140,601 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 176 / 140,425 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,231, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Coined toward the end of the 20th century * A combination of Kay + Lee. * A variant of the surname Cayley or Keeley.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6,053 | 36 |
| 2012 | 5,629 | 35 |
| 2013 | 5,127 | 40 |
| 2014 | 4,552 | 52 |
| 2015 | 4,377 | 61 |
| 2016 | 3,845 | 72 |
| 2017 | 3,417 | 84 |
| 2018 | 2,963 | 97 |
| 2019 | 2,558 | 114 |
| 2020 | 2,337 | 117 |
| 2021 | 1,979 | 139 |
| 2022 | 1,822 | 161 |
| 2023 | 1,644 | 183 |
| 2024 | 1,398 | 220 |
| 2025 | 1,205 | 255 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9 | 7,117 |
| 2001 | 6 | 9,931 |
| 2002 | 5 | 11,614 |
| 2003 | 7 | 9,176 |
| 2004 | 47 | 2,400 |
| 2005 | 9 | 8,001 |
| 2006 | 8 | 9,158 |
| 2007 | 8 | 9,347 |
| 2008 | 6 | 11,844 |
| 2009 | 6 | 11,743 |
| 2010 | 10 | 7,874 |
| 2011 | 8 | 9,198 |
| 2012 | 11 | 7,307 |
| 2014 | 5 | 13,094 |
| 2015 | 6 | 11,421 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 47 | 789 |
| 2012 | 40 | 916 |
| 2013 | 44 | 854 |
| 2014 | 38 | 963 |
| 2015 | 29 | 1,168 |
| 2016 | 28 | 1,211 |
| 2017 | 31 | 1,105 |
| 2018 | 24 | 1,343 |
| 2019 | 20 | 1,497 |
| 2020 | 18 | 1,618 |
| 2021 | 24 | 1,311 |
| 2022 | 26 | 1,245 |
| 2023 | 15 | 1,863 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2,253 |
| 2025 | 14 | 2,006 |

## People named Kaylee

- Kaylee McKeown, Australian swimmer
- Kaylee Hottle, American actress (2008–2026)
- Kaylee DeFer, American actress
- Kaylee Marie Kaneshiro, American actress

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.