Kaeli
Kaylee is a feminine given name. The name is a modern English combination of the name elements Kay and Lee.
Meaning & Origin of Kaeli
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kaylee is a feminine given name. The name is a modern English combination of the name elements Kay and Lee.
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The Story of Kaeli
Kaeli first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1982, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 475 Kaelis were born — ranking #630 that year. As of 2026, Kaeli ranks #630 for baby girls with 475 births, rising sharply (+1339% over the past five years). In total, more than 4K Kaelis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kaeli
Kaeli is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Kaeli's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #630. Use the chart and map above to compare Kaeli's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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