Kayli

Kayli: 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, a name that arose in English from names such as Kay plus the popular -lee ending. Its exact formation is modern rather than traditional.

How popular is Kayli?

202413.2 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 Kayli in 202444

2024 rank#3,536 girls

Peak year2003

Total US babies since 18807,090

Kayli is fading: recent use is about 39% of its level ten years before.

Names like Kayli

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)
  • Kaileymodern 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

Kayli questions

What does the name Kayli mean?

Kayli means "modern variant of Kaylee". It comes from American (modern coinage). Modern spelling variant of Kaylee, a name that arose in English from names such as Kay plus the popular -lee ending. Its exact formation is modern rather than traditional.

Is Kayli a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Kayli?

44 US babies were named Kayli in 2024. Its peak year was 2003.

How do you pronounce Kayli?

Kayli 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.