Kaylee

Kaylee
Pronunciation /ˈkeɪli/ kay-lee
Gender Female
Origin
Word/Name Irish Gaelic
Meaning Slender
Other names
Related names Cailey, Caleigh, Caylee, Cayley, Kailee, Kaileigh, Kailey, Kaleigh, Kaley, Kaylea, Kayleigh, Kayley, Kayli, Kaylie, Kaili, Katherine, Kayla, Ke'lyn, Kailie, Kaelee

Kaylee (also commonly spelt Kayley and Kayleigh) is a female given name formed through the combination of the names Kay and Lee. Kay is an English short form of the name Katherine, while Lee means "pasture" in English. Alternately it is sometimes considered as an Anglicized version of the Irish Gaelic céilidh, a type of social dance or party in Ireland and Scotland.

With the spelling Kaylee, the name was ranked as the 26th most popular name for girls born in the United States in 2009.[1]

Popularity rank of name

Year Kaylee!colspan="2"|Kayleigh
British Columbia[2] Netherlands[3] USA[4][5] England and Wales[6][7]
2010 145 35 244
2009 60 139 26 229
2008 76 199 31 239
2007 56 36 249
2006 80 42 266
2005 64 40 266 97
2004 50 285 89
2003 90 53 290 86
2002 90 57 324 86
2001 66 321 74
2000 98 72 349 67
1999 69 362 65
1998 86 363 60
1997 107 382
1996 110 411
1995 127 431
1994 154 437
1993 167 402
1992 174 407
1991 199 390
1990 234 414
1989 274 407
1988 313 413
1987 386 414
1986 441 320
1985 730 792
1984 821

See also

References

  1. ^ Behind the Name
  2. ^ Popularity for KAYLEE in the Canada (BC). Behind the name.
  3. ^ Popularity for KAYLEE in the Netherlands. Behind the name.
  4. ^ Popularity for Kaylee. Behind the name. (1984/1989)
  5. ^ "Popular baby names". Social Security Administration (USA). http://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi. Retrieved 2011-03-05. 
  6. ^ "Top 100 names forbaby girls in England and Wales". National statistics online. 2006-12-20. http://www.statistics.gov.uk/specials/babiesnames_girls.asp. Retrieved 2007-08-30. 
  7. ^ Popularity for KAYLEIGH in England/Wales. Behind the name.