Kailee
- Pronunciation
- [Kai-lee]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Variant Of Kay And Kayla Keeper Of The Keys: Pure.
- Origin
- English
About the Name Kailee
Kailee is a modern English respelling within the large family of names built on Kay and Kayla, a cluster traditionally linked to the Greek katharos, meaning "pure," and to the Latin clavis, meaning "keeper of the keys." As a distinct spelling, Kailee carries no independent ancient etymology of its own — its identity comes from the fresh, bright sound shared across the whole Kay-lee constellation. The double-e ending gives it a slightly softer finish than spellings like Kailey or Kaylee, making it feel both familiar and individual.
Kailee first entered the US Social Security top-1000 in 2000, climbing quickly to its peak in 2003 at rank #493. The early 2000s were the high-water mark for the entire Kay-lee spelling family, and Kailee rode that wave alongside its many cousins. It held a presence in the top-1000 through 2017, with 281 girls receiving the name that year at rank #939 — a gradual fade rather than a sudden exit. Over its tracked run, more than 8,001 girls were given this spelling in top-1000 years alone.
Today Kailee sits outside the top-1000, but the broader Kay-lee sound remains widely used across its many spellings. Variants include Caleigh, Cayleigh, Kaelee, Kaeleigh, Kaeley, Kaeli, Kaelie, Kailey, Kaili, Kalee, Kaleigh, Kaley, Kalie, Kaylea, Kaylei, Kayleigh, Kayley, Kayli, and Kaylie — giving parents a wide palette of spelling styles while keeping the same warm, sunlit sound.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Kailee
US Popularity History (2000–2017)
Annual US births named Kailee by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2003 with 584 girls named Kailee (girl rank #493 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2017, ranked #939 for girls (281 US births). That's 446 places below its 2003 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Kailee Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Kailee the strongest states are Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mississippi | #358 | 66 |
| 2 | Louisiana | #506 | 88 |
| 3 | Alabama | #528 | 49 |
| 4 | Georgia | #725 | 106 |
| 5 | North Carolina | #751 | 50 |
| 6 | Maryland | #793 | 20 |
| 7 | Tennessee | #811 | 45 |
| 8 | Michigan | #858 | 37 |
| 9 | Texas | #1,221 | 76 |
| 10 | Florida | #1,294 | 52 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | #1,294 | 52 |
| 2 | Texas | #1,221 | 76 |
| 3 | Michigan | #858 | 37 |
| 4 | Tennessee | #811 | 45 |
| 5 | Maryland | #793 | 20 |
| 6 | North Carolina | #751 | 50 |
| 7 | Georgia | #725 | 106 |
| 8 | Alabama | #528 | 49 |
| 9 | Louisiana | #506 | 88 |
| 10 | Mississippi | #358 | 66 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Kailee in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caleigh | Pure | Female | English |
| Cayleigh | Pure Meadow: Party: Slender: | Female | English |
| Kaelee | Variant Of Kay And Kayla Keeper Of The Keys: Pure. | Female | English |
| Kaeleigh | Variant Of Kay And Kayla Keeper Of The Keys: Pure. | Female | English |
| Kaeley | Variant Of Kay And Kayla Keeper Of The Keys: Pure. | Female | English |
| Kaeli | Variant Of Kay And Kayla Keeper Of The Keys: Pure. | Female | English |
| Kaelie | Variant Of Kay And Kayla Keeper Of The Keys: Pure. | Female | English |
| Kailey | Variant Of Kay And Kayla Keeper Of The Keys: Pure. | Female | English |
| Kaili | Name Of A Deity | Male | Hawaiian |
| Kalee | Variant Of Kay And Kayla Keeper Of The Keys: Pure. | Female | English |
| Kaleigh | Variant Of Kay And Kayla Keeper Of The Keys: Pure. | Female | English |
| Kaley | Variant Of Kay And Kayla Keeper Of The Keys: Pure. | Female | English |
| Kalie | Variant Of Kay And Kayla Keeper Of The Keys: Pure. | Female | English |
| Kaylea | Variant Of Kay And Kayla Keeper Of The Keys: Pure. | Female | English |
| Kaylei | Variant Of Kay And Kayla Keeper Of The Keys: Pure. | Female | English |
| Kayleigh | Warrior | Female | Scottish |
| Kayley | Variant Of Kay And Kayla Keeper Of The Keys: Pure. | Female | English |
| Kayli | Variant Of Kay And Kayla Keeper Of The Keys: Pure. | Female | English |
| Kaylie | Variant Of Kay And Kayla Keeper Of The Keys: Pure. | Female | English |
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Compare Kailee to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Kailee against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).