Caylea as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Caylea

What is the meaning of the name Caylea ?

The baby name Caylea is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KAY-lee (IPA: /ˈkeɪli/).

Caylea is English in Origin.

Caylea is a modern English feminine name, a creative respelling of Caylee/Kaylee. It blends Kay and Lee: Kay stems from Katherine or the surname Kay, while Lee is Old English for “meadow/clearing.” The spelling and sound have also been shaped by the Scottish Gaelic cèilidh (pronounced KAY-lee, “social gathering”). As a contemporary coinage, it has no single traditional meaning, though many interpret it as “pure meadow” from Katherine’s “pure” plus Lee’s “clearing.”

The name rose in late-20th‑century use, especially in the United States, alongside the broader wave of -lee/-leigh endings, and peaked in the early 2000s; it remains familiar but less common today. Spelling variants include Caylee, Cayley, Cailee, Caleigh, Kaylee, Kayley, Kayleigh, Kailey, Kaley, and Kaylea. Related forms such as Kayla and Keely contribute overlapping associations - Hebrew “crown; laurel” via Kelila, and Irish “slender” via caol.