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Girl name

Kailei

100% girls · last recorded 2024

Kailei has been given to about 617 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2004, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

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Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 612
Median age today19 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kailei per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2004 · 34
  • Born in 20250
  • All time617

How popular is Kailei?

Its best year was 2004, when 34 babies were given the name, ranking 4135th. The typical living American called Kailei is about 19 years old today.

Names that sound like Kailei

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kailey0.83
  2. Kayleigh0.79
  3. Kayley0.76
  4. Kailee0.74
  5. Kayli0.71
  6. Karleigh0.70
  7. Kailani0.69
  8. Kaleigh0.69

Middle names for Kailei

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

Sibling names for Kailei

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Isabelasister · 0.81
  2. Brayanbrother · 0.81
  3. Palomasister · 0.81
  4. Misaelbrother · 0.80
  5. Tracebrother · 0.80
  6. Laneysister · 0.80

Where Kailei is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    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.