Spellings

Kaylee or Kaeli?

In the US in 2025, 56% of babies in this name family were spelled Kaylee and 17% Kaeli. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Ten years ago

Kaylee already led in 2015, with 71% of the family's births; it has 56% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 6,129 to 2,156 births (−65%).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Kaylee4,3771,205−72%
Kaeli30358×12
Keily229194−15%
Kailey588153−74%
Kaylie560148−74%
Kailee34598−72%

How they sound

  • Kaylee /ˈkeɪli/ (KAY-lee)
  • Kaeli /ˈkeɪli/ (KAY-lee)
  • Keily /ˈkeɪli/ (KAY-lee)
  • Kailey /ˈkeɪli/ (KAY-lee)
  • Kaylie /ˈkeɪli/ (KAY-lee)
  • Kailee /ˈkaɪli/ (KY-lee)

In France

In France in 2025: Kaylee 45 births (#816 among girls), Keily 5 births, Kailey 10 births, Kaylie 55 births (#699 among girls) and Kailee 5 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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