Kailey - Meaning of Kailey

What does Kailey mean?

[ 2 syll. kai-ley, ka-il-ey ] The baby girl name Kailey is also used as a boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced KEY-Liy- †. Kailey is of Hebrew and Celtic origin. It is used mainly in Hebrew and English.

Kailey is a form of the English Kaila.

Kailey is also a form (Hebrew) of the English and Hebrew Kayla.

Kailey is also a spelling variant (English) of the English and Irish Kayley.

Kailey is also a spelling variant (English) of the English and Irish Kelly.

Kailey is rather popular as a baby girl name. The name has been increasing in popularity since the 1980s; prior to that, it was of only sporadic use. At the modest height of its usage in 2004, 0.071% of baby girls were named Kailey. It had a ranking of #228 then. In 2011, it ranked at #354 with a usage of 0.047%. Within the family of girl names directly related to Kailey, Kayla was the most popular. It was more commonly used than Kailey by 5 times in 2011. Kailey has in the last century been mainly given to baby girls.

Baby names that sound like Kailey include Kaelee, Kaeley, Kaelly, Kaely, Kailee, Kaili, Kailie, Kaillie, Kaily, Kailye, Kaleigh, Kaley, Kalie, Kaylee, Kayleigh, Kayley, Kayli, Kaylie, Kaylieh, and Kayly.

† Pronunciation for Kailey: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"