Caylee as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Caylee

What is the meaning of the name Caylee ?

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

Caylee is English in Origin.

Caylee is a modern American given name, most often treated as a contemporary spelling of Kaylee. The form arises from blending the diminutive Kay (often linked to Katherine, “pure”) with the surname element Lee (“clearing, meadow”), sometimes also colored by the Scottish Gaelic céilidh, a word for a social gathering pronounced “KAY-lee.” Taken together, Caylee can evoke meanings such as “pure meadow” or the cheerful spirit of a celebration, though as a coinage it has no single traditional meaning.

Usage spread in the United States from the late 1980s onward, peaking in the 2000s amid the popularity of -lee/-leigh endings and creative C/K alternations. It remains recognizable though less common than Kaylee. Close variants and spellings include Kaylee, Kayleigh, Kailey, Kaylie, Kayley, Cailey, Cailee, Caleigh, and Cayley. Related Gaelic words, such as ceilidh, are etymologically separate but have influenced the name’s sound.