The baby name Caili is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KAY-lee (ˈkeɪli); sometimes KAHL-ee/KAH-lee in Irish contexts.
Caili is Irish in Origin.
The baby name Caili is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KAY-lee (ˈkeɪli); sometimes KAHL-ee/KAH-lee in Irish contexts.
Caili is Irish in Origin.
Caili (usually pronounced KAY-lee) is a modern English given name, a creative respelling within the Kaylee/Kailey family that surged across the Anglophone world from the late 20th century. The fashion was driven by combining Kay (a short form of Katherine) with Lee/Leigh, and by awareness of the Irish céilí or Scottish Gaelic cèilidh - social dances whose names sound identical.
Variants include Kaylee, Kailey, Kayleigh, Cailey, Caleigh, Ceili, and Kaili. Outside English, Caili also matches certain Chinese given-name spellings in Pinyin, for example Cǎilì (彩丽, 'colorful, beautiful') or Cǎilì (采莉, 'gathering jasmine'), so meanings vary by characters. In English use, Caili is chiefly chosen for its bright, lilting sound rather than a fixed etymology; parents sometimes associate it with the festive idea of a ceilidh, yielding an evocative sense of gathering, music, and joy.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #629 | 4 | 18,916 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| United States | Girls | 2008 | #955 | 6 | 10,120 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
Caili is popular in 12 countries — most recent births per country:
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