Kailee
Kailee is a girl's name of Contemporary origin.
Meaning
Pure; slender or laurel crown (derived from elements like Kay and Katherine/Kailani).
Origin and history
Kailee is a modern American phonetic variation of names like Kaylee, combining the prefix Kay with the popular '-lee' suffix. It can also be considered a modern Anglicized form of the Irish name Cáilte or the Gaelic Ceallach. In the United States, it gained steady popularity in the late 20th and early 21st centuries as part of the trend for soft, melodic 'Lee' names.
Popularity in the United States
12,925 babies in the United States have been named Kailee since 1880. It ranks #1414 all-time. Among babies born since 2020 it ranks #1340.
States where it is most popular
- CA (12.9 %)
- TX (9.2 %)
- NY (5.3 %)
- FL (5.3 %)
- MI (4.3 %)
Trends by decade
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880-1890 | 0 |
| 1890-1900 | 0 |
| 1900-1910 | 0 |
| 1910-1920 | 0 |
| 1920-1930 | 0 |
| 1930-1940 | 0 |
| 1940-1950 | 0 |
| 1950-1960 | 0 |
| 1960-1970 | 0 |
| 1970-1980 | 28 |
| 1980-1990 | 522 |
| 1990-2000 | 3,127 |
| 2000-2010 | 5,146 |
| 2010-2019 | 3,310 |
| 2020-2029 | 792 |
Famous people named Kailee
- Kailee Wong: Athlete, NFL Player
Nicknames
Kay, Lee
Fun facts
- Kailee rose in popularity alongside similar spelling variants such as Kaylee, Cailey, and Kaley starting in the late 1980s.
- While usually created as a modern sound blend, it is often linked etymologically to the Greek origin of Katherine meaning 'pure'.