The baby name Cailee is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkeɪli/ (KAY-lee).
Cailee is English in Origin.
The baby name Cailee is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkeɪli/ (KAY-lee).
Cailee is English in Origin.
Cailee is a modern English given name, a creative respelling within the Kaylee/Kayleigh family. Most often it’s understood as a blend of Kay (a short form of Katherine) and Lee, yielding an interpretive meaning of “pure meadow” from Greek katharos (“pure”) and Old English leah (“clearing, meadow”). The -ai- and -ee cues also echo Scottish Gaelic ceilidh (pronounced “kay-lee”), which helped popularize the Kayleigh spelling in the late 20th century.
Usage grew in North America from the 1990s onward with the rise of -lee/-leigh names and flexible phonetic spellings. Close variants include Caylee, Kailee, Cailie, Caleigh, Kaylee, Kayleigh, and Kaley; more distant cousins are Keely/Keeley, linked to an Irish surname meaning “slender.” As a contemporary, multi-sourced name, Cailee’s sense depends on the route you favor - combination-name imagery, Gaelic dance-night sparkle, or simply a fresh, lilting sound.
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Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CR | 0 | #164 | 2 | 5,526 | |
| Canada | Girls | 2010 | #303 | 5 | 2,861 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #427 | 3 | 13,098 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #888 | 29 | 8,487 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,232 | 5 | 25,928 |
Cailee is popular in 9 countries — most recent births per country:
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