Kaylee

Kaylee
Pronunciation/ˈkli/ KAY-lee
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameEnglish
MeaningModern combination of Kay and Lee
Other names
Related namesCailee, Caileigh, Cailey, Cailie, Caley, Caylee, Cayley, Cayleigh, Caili, Cayli, Caylie, Caleigh, Caelee, Caeley, Caeli, Caelie, Caeleigh, Cèilidh, Kailee, Kaileigh, Kailey, Kailie, Kaley, Kayley, Kayleigh, Kaili, Kayli, Kaylie, Kaleigh, Kaelee, Kaeley, Kaeli, Kaelie, Kaeleigh

Kaylee (and its various spellings) is a given name, most often for females. The name is a modern English combination of the name elements Kay and Lee.[1]. It might have been popularized in the United Kingdom by the song Kayleigh by progressive rock band Marillion, which was a hit in 1985.

It was a popular name in the United States in the latter part of the 20th century and the early 21st century, reaching its height of popularity in 2009, when it ranked 26th among the most popular names for newborn girls. It has since declined in popularity, but remained among the top 200 names for American girls in 2023. Many variant spellings of the name are also among the most popular names for American girls.[2] [3]

Notable people and characters with these given names include:

Caileigh

  • Caileigh Filmer (born 1996), Canadian Olympic rower

Caleigh

  • Caleigh Peters, American studio executive and singer-songwriter

Kaeli

  • Kaeli McEwwww (born 1996, Austrian TikTok persona known professionally as Kaeli Mayli

Kailee

  • Kailee Dunn, Miss Washington 2014
  • Kailee Moore (born 1998), American singer-songwriter known professionally as Kailee Morgue
  • Kailee Wong (born 1976), American football linebacker

Kaleigh

  • Kaleigh Cronin (born 1989), American actress and singer
  • Kaleigh Fratkin (born 1992), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Kaleigh Gilchrist (born 1992), American surfer and water polo player
  • Kaleigh Grainger (born 1986), British unicyclist
  • Kaleigh Kurtz (born 1994), American soccer player
  • Kaleigh Quennec (born 1998), Canadian-Swiss Olympic ice hockey player
  • Kaleigh Rafter (born 1986), Canadian Olympic softball player
  • Kaleigh Riehl (born 1996), American soccer player

Kaylea

Kaylee

Kayleigh

Kayli

Kaylie

See also

  • Caylee (name)
  • Cayley (surname)
  • Kailey, includes Cailey
  • Kaley (disambiguation)
  • Kayleigh (disambiguation), includes list of people with surname Kayleigh
  • Kayla (name), similar female given names with different etymologies

References

  1. ^ "Meaning, origin and history of the name Kaylee". behindthename.com. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Popular Baby Names". Archived from the original on 2018-02-02. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
  3. ^ Rauwerda, Anne (10 November 2021). "Haileigh and Beighleigh and Paisleigh, oh my!". michigandaily.com. Michigan Daily. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
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