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Girl name

Kaelei

100% girls · last recorded 2019

Kaelei has been given to about 106 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2005, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

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Living in the US≈ 105
Median age today21 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kaelei per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2005 · 16
  • Born in 20250
  • All time106

How popular is Kaelei?

Its best year was 2005, when 16 babies were given the name, ranking 7305th. The typical living American called Kaelei is about 21 years old today.

Names that sound like Kaelei

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kayleigh0.70
  2. Karleigh0.70
  3. Kaleigh0.69
  4. Kailey0.67
  5. Kaley0.67
  6. Carleigh0.67
  7. Kayley0.67
  8. Karley0.67

Middle names for Kaelei

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kaelei Catherine0.84
  2. Kaelei Josephine0.84
  3. Kaelei Rose0.83
  4. Kaelei Marie0.83
  5. Kaelei Grace0.83
  6. Kaelei Jane0.83

Sibling names for Kaelei

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Brayanbrother · 0.66
  2. Hallesister · 0.62
  3. Anahisister · 0.62
  4. Dulcesister · 0.62
  5. Aidanbrother · 0.60
  6. Jadenbrother · 0.58

Where Kaelei is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Kaelei Reyes0.78
    2. Kaelei Nguyen0.78
    3. Kaelei Moore0.78
    4. Kaelei Lee0.78
    5. Kaelei Hall0.78
    6. Kaelei Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Kaelei

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.