Kaylee
A modern American coinage, generally read as Kay plus the -lee ending, and sometimes tied to Irish céilí, a house dance.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Kaylee first shows up in the national records in 1943. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1998 to 2018. Its biggest year was 2009, when 7,219 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 26 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 255 for girls. All told, 140,601 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Callie (70,827), Kayleigh (34,568), Kali (33,438), Kailey (27,254), Cali (23,745), Kaylie (22,101) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Kay
Explore Kaylee interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 5 | No. 4691 |
| 1950s | 5 | No. 5301 |
| 1960s | 73 | No. 3879 |
| 1970s | 186 | No. 2736 |
| 1980s | 3,496 | No. 275 |
| 1990s | 25,214 | No. 69 |
| 2000s | 56,432 | No. 26 |
| 2010s | 44,629 | No. 35 |
| 2020s | 10,385 | No. 117 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.