Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2003

Kailee

Meaning Spelling variant of Kaylee Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,969 Trend ↓ Falling 46%

Spelling variant of Kaylee.

Rank 2025
#1,969
among girls · ↓34 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
98
named Kailee · -5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 16,401
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2003
584 babies
All-time total
12,953
#1,428 all-time among girls
First recorded
1976
in Social Security records

Kailee popularity over time

12,953 babies have been named Kailee since 1976, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 28 – 28 3 – #7,249
1980s 522 – 522 52 +1764% #1,135
1990s 3,127 – 3,127 313 +499% #486
2000s 5,146 23 5,169 517 +65% #493
2010s 3,310 5 3,315 332 -36% #664
2020s (to 2025) 792 – 792 132 -60% #1,312

Where Kailee is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 88 0.05 outside top 500
2027 81 0.05 outside top 500
2028 75 0.05 outside top 500
2029 70 0.04 outside top 500
2030 66 0.04 outside top 500

Where Kailee is most popular

Girls named Kailee per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.077 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Georgia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Kailee born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 29 0.620 +706%
Louisiana 25 0.286 +271%
Georgia 47 0.207 +169%
Arkansas 8 0.151 +97%
Tennessee 20 0.126 +64%
Florida 41 0.096 +25%
Texas 72 0.090 +16%
North Carolina 20 0.088 +14%
New York 32 0.081 +5%
Michigan 12 0.066 -14%
California 50 0.059 -23%
Illinois 7 0.031 -60%
Virginia 5 0.029 -62%
New Jersey 5 0.028 -64%
Ohio 6 0.025 -67%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Kailee

Kailee is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,969 in 2025 with 98 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1976, 12,953 American babies have been named Kailee. Its peak came in 2003, when 584 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Kailee stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kailee?

The median living Kailee is about 20 years old; half are between 13 and 26. An estimated 13 thousand people named Kailee are alive in the United States today.

median 20 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Kailee year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 98 #1,969 – –
2024 103 #1,935 – –
2023 124 #1,674 – –
2022 141 #1,528 – –
2021 158 #1,388 – –
2020 168 #1,312 – –
2019 207 #1,159 5 #13,108
2018 246 #1,045 – –
2017 281 #939 – –
2016 304 #912 – –
2015 345 #812 – –
2014 319 #864 – –
2013 368 #740 – –
2012 377 #738 – –
2011 424 #670 – –
2010 439 #664 – –
2009 455 #650 – –
2008 490 #631 – –
2007 512 #586 – –
2006 496 #589 9 #8,383
2005 499 #575 – –
2004 537 #529 – –
2003 584 #493 – –
2002 534 #514 – –
2001 503 #532 8 #7,927
2000 536 #504 6 #9,696
1995 286 #719 – –
1990 153 #1,134 – –
1985 34 #2,766 – –
1980 10 #6,503 – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Kailee, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Kailee?

The median living Kailee is about 20 years old. Half of all living Kailees are between 13 and 26 years old.

How many people named Kailee are alive today?

An estimated 13 thousand people named Kailee are alive in the United States, based on 12,953 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Kailee mean?

Spelling variant of Kaylee.

How popular is the name Kailee in 2025?

Kailee ranked #1,969 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 98 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kailee?

12,953 babies have been named Kailee in the United States since 1976, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kailee most popular?

Kailee peaked in 2003, when 584 newborns received the name.

Is Kailee a boy or girl name?

Kailee is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Kailee rising or falling?

Kailee is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Kailee become more popular?

Kailee is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 66 girls named Kailee in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Kailee

Names that sound and feel close to Kailee: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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