Name Legacy

Kaylei

Recorded 1986–2025 · United States

Kaylei was most popular in 2007, when 128 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,987 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,329, with 15 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,134 people named Kaylei.

Most popular in2007
Rank that year#2,987
Births that year128
Total since 18802,134
Given to100% girls

Kaylei over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Kaylei’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kaylei a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kaylei is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,134 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Kaylei

Where Kaylei is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org