Kaeli
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAY-lee
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #756 for girls
Kaeli is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 756th for girls in the US (358 babies).
What does Kaeli mean?
Modern: spelling of Kaylee, Kay + Lee
A spelling of Kaylee, usually explained as a blend of Kay and Lee.
Is Kaeli a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaeli is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 358 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kaeli in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #756among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 358about 1 in 4,500 girls
- Five-year trend
- Newly popularnew in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 358 girls in the US were named Kaeli, making it the 756th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,167th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 430 girls. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the girls named Kaeli in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 3,361 girls in the US were given Kaeli or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #89, up from #756 for this spelling alone.
Kaeli in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 358 | #756 |
| 2024 | 367 | #769 |
| 2023 | 430 | #679 |
| 2022 | 80 | #2,319 |
| 2021 | 22 | #5,569 |
| 2020 | 33 | #4,167 |
| 2019 | 31 | #4,436 |
| 2018 | 23 | #5,450 |
| 2017 | 14 | #7,836 |
| 2016 | 31 | #4,530 |
| 2015 | 30 | #4,583 |
| 2014 | 31 | #4,542 |
| 2013 | 37 | #4,000 |
| 2012 | 49 | #3,313 |
| 2011 | 46 | #3,451 |
| 2010 | 52 | #3,158 |
| 2009 | 48 | #3,408 |
| 2008 | 64 | #2,802 |
| 2007 | 67 | #2,710 |
| 2006 | 82 | #2,308 |
| 2005 | 96 | #1,982 |
| 2004 | 84 | #2,133 |
| 2003 | 111 | #1,709 |
| 2002 | 100 | #1,789 |
| 2001 | 90 | #1,918 |
| 2000 | 110 | #1,600 |
| 1999 | 113 | #1,513 |
| 1998 | 105 | #1,565 |
| 1997 | 85 | #1,764 |
| 1996 | 94 | #1,623 |
| 1995 | 89 | #1,647 |
| 1994 | 67 | #2,054 |
| 1993 | 64 | #2,107 |
| 1992 | 63 | #2,123 |
| 1991 | 53 | #2,382 |
| 1990 | 64 | #2,063 |
| 1989 | 41 | #2,708 |
| 1988 | 29 | #3,301 |
| 1987 | 25 | #3,521 |
| 1986 | 21 | #3,888 |
| 1985 | 19 | #4,125 |
| 1984 | 16 | #4,477 |
| 1983 | 7 | #8,045 |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
Names like Kaeli
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kaylani Kalani Keyla Kailani Kali Kylie Teagan Lexi Nalani Alani Kensley Kinley
Other spellings of Kaeli
Kaylee Kayleigh Keily Kailey Kaylie Kailee Caeli Caylee Keyli Kaleigh Kaely
Names related to Kaeli
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
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, “Kaeli: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kaeli, updated 20 October 2026.