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 f ...

, most often for females. The name is a modern English combination of the name elements Kay and

Lee Lee may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Lee'' (2007 film), Tamil-language sports action film * ''Lee'' (2017 film), Kannada-language action film * ''Lee'' (2023 film), biographical drama about Lee Miller, American photojournalist * ''L ...

. 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 200 names for American girls in 2023. 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 (born 1996), Canadian Olympic rower

Caleigh

Kaeli

* Kaeli McEwen (born 2000), American TikTok personality known professionally as Kaeli Mae

Kailee

* Kailee Dunn, Miss Washington 2014 * Kailee Moore (born 1998), American singer-songwriter known professionally as Kailee Morgue * Kailee Wong (born 1976), 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 an American dual sport athlete in surfing and water polo. She competed on the gold medal-winning US Women's Olympic Team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, contributing 6 goals. She also won water polo team ...

(born 1992), American surfer and water polo player * Kaleigh Grainger (born 1986), British unicyclist * Kaleigh Kurtz (born 1994), American soccer player * Kaleigh Quennec (born 1998), Canadian-Swiss Olympic ice hockey player * Kaleigh Rafter (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 the Utah Royals of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Riehl has represented the United States at the U-18, U-20 and U-2 ...

(born 1996), American soccer player * Kaleigh Trace (born 1986), Canadian writer

Kaylea

Kaylea Arnett Kaylea Arnett is an American Chickasaw diver. She has competed in synchronized diving, individual platform and springboard diving, and high diving. Arnett has also performed with Cirque du Soleil. Early life and education Arnett is Chickasaw. S ...

(born 1993), American diver

Kaylee

* Kaylee Bryant (born 1997), American actress and model *

Kaylee Dakers Kaylee Dakers (born April 1, 1991) is 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 History In December 2007, ...

(born 1991), Canadian breaststroke swimmer *

Kaylee DeFer Kaylee DeFer is a retired American actress. She was best known for her portrayals of Hillary Gold in '' The War at Home'', and of Ivy Dickens in ''Gossip Girl''. Early life DeFer was born in Tucson, Arizona. In 2003, she moved to Los Angeles to ...

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

(born 1985), American television journalist * Kaylee Goncalves, American murder victim

Kayleigh

Kayleigh Chetcuti This is a non-exhaustive list of Malta women's international footballers – association football players who have appeared at least once for the senior Malta women's national football team. Players See also * Malta women's national foot ...

(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 a 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 Insti ...

, South African actress *

Kayleigh Green Kayleigh Anne Marie Barton ( Green; born 22 March 1988) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a forward for Charlton Athletic and the Wales national team. Barton began her career with Cardiff City, before joining Yeovil Town in 201 ...

(born 1988), British footballer *

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

, British murder victim * Kayleigh Hines (born 1991), English footballer * Kayleigh McEnany (born 1988), American political commentator and writer *

Kayleigh McKee Kayleigh Grace Clementine McKee (born January 14, 1994) is an American voice actress, known for providing voices in English dubs of Japanese anime and video games. Some of her noteworthy roles include Matthias Hildesheimer in '' The Strongest S ...

(born 1994), American voice actress * Kayleigh Morton, a fictional character on ''Coronation Street'' * Kayleigh Pearson (born 1985), English model * Kayleigh O'Reilly, semi-finalist in the Miss Earth 2009 pageant * Kayleigh Rae (born 1992), Scottish wrestler * Kayleigh Rose Amstutz (born 1998), American singer and songwriter known professionally as Chappell Roan * Kayleigh Yeoman, participant on ''Operation Transformation''

Kayli

* Kayli Barker (born 1997), American race car driver * Kayli Carter (born 1993), American actress *

Kayli Mills Kayli Mills (born December 10, 1994) is an American voice actress who voices for English versions of anime and Japanese video games. Some of her major roles include Emilia in '' Re:Zero'', Rapi in '' Goddess of Victory: Nikke'', Akira Kazama in ...

(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 (born 1960), American writer

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