Kaily as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kaily

What is the meaning of the name Kaily ?

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

Kaily is English in Origin.

Kaily is a modern English given name, most often viewed as a phonetic and spelling variant of Kailey/Kaylee. As a compound of Kay + Lee, it blends Kay - originally a short form of Katherine (Greek Aikaterine, often linked to katharos, “pure”) - with Lee, from Old English lēah, “clearing, meadow.” The sound also echoes the Scottish Gaelic céilidh (pronounced “KAY-lee”), “social gathering, dance,” which has influenced the wider Kaylee family of names. Because of these overlapping sources, parents read Kaily as carrying senses of purity, open meadow, and festive conviviality.

In use, Kaily tracks the late-20th-century North American rise of -aylee names, peaking for better-known spellings in the 1990s–2000s while Kaily remained the rarer variant. Established variants and cognates include Kaylee, Kailey, Kaylie, Kayleigh, Kayley, Kaley, Kaili, and Ceilidh; diminutives include Kay, Kai, and Lee. The name is chiefly feminine in contemporary records.