Kaylee (and its various spellings) is a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

, most often for females. The name is a modern

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

combination of the name elements Kay and

Lee Lee may refer to: Name Given name * Lee (given name), a given name in English Surname * Chinese surnames romanized as Li or Lee: ** Li (surname 李) or Lee (Hanzi ), a common Chinese surname ** Li (surname 利) or Lee (Hanzi ), a Chinese ...

. It was a popular name in the United States in the latter part of the 20th century and the early 21st century, reaching its height of popularity in 2009, when it ranked 26th among the most popular names for newborn girls. It has since declined in popularity, but remained among the top 150 names for American girls in 2020. Many variant spellings of the name are also among the most popular names for American girls. Notable people and characters with these given names include:

Caileigh

Caileigh Filmer Caileigh Filmer (born December 18, 1996) is a Canadian national representative rower, an Olympian and a 2018 world champion. Caileigh graduated from Mount Douglas Secondary in 2014 and started at University of California in fall of 2014. She w ...

(born 1996), Canadian Olympic rower

Caleigh

Caleigh Peters Caleigh Anne Forsyth-Peters is a studio executive and former singer-songwriter. Born in San Francisco, California, she was raised in Los Angeles and is the daughter of Jon Peters and producer Christine Forsyth.Kelly White, "Caleigh Peters," '' G ...

, American studio executive and singer-songwriter

Kailee

Kailee Dunn The Miss Washington competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Washington (state), Washington in the Miss America pageant. Regan Gallo of Pierce County, Washington, Pierce County was crowned Miss Washington 2022 ...

, Miss Washington 2014 * Kailee Moore, American singer-songwriter known professionally as

Kailee Morgue Kailee Nicole Moore (born July 15, 1998), professionally known as Kailee Morgue, is an American singer-songwriter. Career Kailee first began posting on her YouTube channel in late 2015, and started with covers of songs. Her most popular cove ...

* Kailee Wong, American football linebacker

Kaleigh

* Kaleigh Cronin (born 1989), American actress and singer * Kaleigh Fratkin (born 1992), Canadian ice hockey player *

Kaleigh Gilchrist Kaleigh Gilchrist (born May 16, 1992) is a dual sport athlete in surfing and water polo from Newport Beach, California. She competed on the gold medal-winning US Women's Olympic Team at the 2016 Summer Olympics contributing 6 goals. In high ...

(born 1992), American surfer and water polo player *

Kaleigh Grainger Kaleigh Michelle Grainger (born Dudley, England, 28 February 1986) is a British unicyclist. She won a gold medal at Unicon X, in China, in 2000 when only 14 years old in the pairs freestyle category. Kaleigh Grainger, the daughter of Stephen and ...

(born 1986), British unicyclist * Kaleigh Kurtz (born 1994), American soccer player * Kaleigh Quennec (born 1998), Canadian-Swiss Olympic ice hockey player *

Kaleigh Rafter Kaleigh Rafter (born August 18, 1986) is a Canadian softball player. Career Rafter has been part of the national women's team since 2007. Rafter represented her country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, where the team finished fourt ...

(born 1986), Canadian Olympic softball player *

Kaleigh Riehl Kaleigh Ann Riehl (born October 21, 1996) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club San Diego Wave FC. Riehl has represented the United States at the U-18, U-20 and U-2 ...

(born 1996), American soccer player

Kaylee

Kaylee Bryant Kaylee Marie Kaneshiro Bryant (born November 1, 1997) is an American actress and model. She is known for portraying Josie Saltzman on The CW television series, ''Legacies'', a role she played from 2018 to 2021. Biography Bryant grew up in Sou ...

(born 1997), American actress and model *

Kaylee Dakers Kaylee Dakers (born April 1, 1991 in Brampton, Ontario) was a Canadian breaststroke swimmer, and later a university soccer player. She is a member of the Cobra Swim Club and the Canadian 18&U woman's soccer team. Cobra swim club is in Canada Histo ...

(born 1991), Canadian breaststroke swimmer *

Kaylee DeFer Kaylee Anne DeFer (born September 23, 1986) is a former American actress. She was known for her portrayals of Hillary Gold in ''The War at Home (TV series), The War at Home'', and of Ivy Dickens in ''Gossip Girl''. Early life DeFer was born in T ...

(born 1986), American actress *

Kaylee Frye This page lists characters from the television series ''Firefly''. Major characters Malcolm Reynolds Malcolm Reynolds ("Mal"), played by Nathan Fillion, is owner and captain of the Firefly-class spaceship ''Serenity'', and was a volunteer in t ...

, a character from the TV series ''Firefly'' and ''Serenity'' *

Kaylee Hartung Kaylee Hartung (born November 7, 1985) is an American broadcaster. Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, she has served as a contributor for CBS News, ESPN, CNN, and ABC News. In July 2022, she was announced as the sideline reporter for ''Thursday Nigh ...

(born 1985), American television journalist

Kayleigh

* Kayleigh Chetcuti (born 2000), Maltese footballer *

Kayleigh Gibbs The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'' in 2005, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by the soap's executive producer, Keith Richardson. Max King Max King, port ...

(née Crowe), a character on ''Emmerdale'' *

Kayleigh Gilbert Kayleigh Gilbert is an South African actress. Early life Gilbert was born in Ermelo, South Africa. Education In 2012, Gilbert moved to Los Angeles, California. In March 2014, Gilbert graduated from the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Inst ...

, South African actress *

Kayleigh Green Kayleigh Anne Marie Green (born 22 March 1988) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Wales national team and FA WSL 1 club Brighton & Hove Albion. Green began her career with Cardiff City, before joining Yeovil Town ...

(born 1988), British footballer *

Kayleigh Haywood "Kayleigh" is a song by the British neo-progressive rock band Marillion. It was released as the first single from the concept album ''Misplaced Childhood''. It was the band's most successful single in the UK, where it peaked at number-two and s ...

, British murder victim *

Kayleigh Hines Kayleigh Hines (born 27 February 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Loughborough Lightning She previously played for Reading. Early life Hines began playing football at age 8 and eventually joined a local boys' team wh ...

(born 1991), English footballer *

Kayleigh McEnany Kayleigh McEnany (; born April 18, 1988) is an American conservative political commentator and author who served the administration of Donald Trump as the 33rd White House press secretary from April 2020 to January 2021. Early in the 2016 Re ...

(born 1988), American political commentator and writer *

Kayleigh McKee Kayleigh Grace Clementine McKee (born January 14, 1994) is an American voice actress, known for her work on anime dubs for IYUNO-SDI and Crunchyroll. Some of her noteworthy roles include Matthias Hildesheimer in ''The Strongest Sage With the W ...

(born 1994), American voice actress *

Kayleigh Morton The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' in 2007, by order of first appearance. Roger Stiles Roger Stiles, played by Andrew Dunn, is a plumber who fixes Janice Battersby's (Vicky ...

, a fictional character on ''Coronation Street'' *

Kayleigh Pearson Kayleigh Emma Pearson (born 25 June 1985) is an English model who is most famous for winning '' FHM's'' second High Street Honey competition, in 2003. Born in Bath, Somerset, she was named after the Marillion song " Kayleigh" when it was in ...

(born 1985), English model * Kayleigh O'Reilly, semi-finalist in the Miss Earth 2009 pageant * Kayleigh Rose (born 1998), American singer and songwriter known professionally as Chappel Roan * Kayleigh Yeoman, participant on ''Operation Transformation''

Kayli

Kayli Barker Kayli Barker (born July 25, 1997) is an American Auto racing, race car driver based in Las Vegas, Nevada. In October 2013 at the Bullring at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Barker became the first female champion of one of the track's three NASCAR c ...

(born 1997), American race car driver *

Kayli Carter Kayli Carter (born July 8, 1993) is an American actress. She portrayed Sadie Rose in the Netflix western TV series '' Godless'', and Amber McCarden in the movie '' Bad Education'', opposite Hugh Jackman and Allison Janney. Her role in ''Priva ...

(born 1993), American actress *

Kayli Mills Kayli Mills (born December 10, 1994) is an American actress who voices for English versions of anime and Japanese video games. Some of her major roles include Emilia in '' Re:Zero'', Akira Kazama in ''Street Fighter V'', Alice Zuberg in ''Sword A ...

(born 1994), American voice actress

Kaylie

* Kaylie Buck (born 2000), Canadian Olympic snowboarder * Kaylie Hooper, character in American TV comedy series ''30 Rock'' *

Kaylie Jones Kaylie Jones (born 5 August 1960 in Paris, France) is an American writer, memoirist and novelist. Biography Jones is the daughter of National Book Award-winning novelist James Jones (''From Here to Eternity''), and Gloria Jones, a former actr ...

(born 1960), American writer

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