Kailey

Kailey: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“modern variant of Kaylee”
Origin
American (modern coinage)
Say it
KAY-lee · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Modern spelling variant of Kaylee/Kailee, a late 20th-century name influenced by Kay and the popular -lee/-ley ending. It is not from a single traditional root.

How popular is Kailey?

202454.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Kailey in 2024180

2024 rank#1,284 girls

Peak year2004

Total US babies since 188027,099

Kailey is fading: recent use is about 36% of its level ten years before.

Names like Kailey

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Kayleemodern blend of Kay and Lee · American (modern coinage)
  • Kayleighmodern variant of Kaylee · American (modern coinage)
  • Caeliof the sky · Latin
  • Kaileemodern variant of Kaylee · American (modern coinage)
  • Cayleemodern blend of Kay and Lee · American (modern coinage)
  • Kaleyslender · Irish
  • Caleighslender · Irish
  • Kaylimodern variant of Kaylee · American (modern coinage)

Kailey questions

What does the name Kailey mean?

Kailey means "modern variant of Kaylee". It comes from American (modern coinage). Modern spelling variant of Kaylee/Kailee, a late 20th-century name influenced by Kay and the popular -lee/-ley ending. It is not from a single traditional root.

Is Kailey a boy or girl name?

Kailey is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Kailey?

180 US babies were named Kailey in 2024. Its peak year was 2004.

How do you pronounce Kailey?

Kailey is usually pronounced KAY-lee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.