Kaelei
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAY-lee
- Origin
- Modern
Kaelei is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Kaelei come from?
Modern: variant of Kaylee, from Kay and Lee
Is Kaelei a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaelei is a girls' name.
How popular is Kaelei in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 16 girls. It first appears in the records in 1995.
Half of all the girls named Kaelei in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kaelei in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,133 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
Names like Kaelei
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kaylani, Xylani, Kailani, Kalani, Klani, Kehlani, Noa, Ulani, Ilani, Kylani, Alani, Nalani
Names related to Kaelei
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kaelei: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kaelei, updated 20 October 2026.