Declining since 2010, #875 for girls today.
Popularity of Kylee since 1965
Babies named Kylee per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 19 |
| 1970s | 530 |
| 1980s | 2,437 |
| 1990s | 9,126 |
| 2000s | 21,165 |
| 2010s | 14,624 |
| 2020s | 2,436 |
Meaning & origin
Kylee first entered U.S. birth records in 1965, but the name saw its greatest popularity around 2010, when it reached its peak rank. Since then, its usage has been falling, consistent with a broader trend away from -ee ending names. In 2025, Kylee ranked 875th nationally, with about 1 in 5,253 newborns receiving the name. The name has been most common in states like Mississippi, West Virginia, and Alabama, reflecting a strong regional preference in the South. As a feminine form of the Scottish Kyle or a variant of Kaylee, Kylee exemplifies the late-20th-century fashion for inventive spellings and soft-sounding girls' names. Its trajectory mirrors that of similar names like Kaylee and Haylee, which experienced a spike in the 1990s and 2000s before gradually declining.
Kylee likely emerged as a modern spelling variant of Kaylee, which itself is a 20th-century coinage blending Kay (a diminutive of Katherine) and the popular -lee suffix. Alternatively, it may be a feminization of the Scottish surname Kyle, derived from a Gaelic word for a narrow strait. The name first appeared on U.S. records in 1965 and entered wider use in the 1970s, becoming particularly popular in the southern United States during the 1990s and 2000s.
Where Kylee is most popular
Births per 100,000 girls by state. Press play or drag the slider to watch it move across the decades. The lightest shade means too few recorded births.
“Kylee” around the world
Where Kylee lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.
France
5
babies in 2024
Sources: INSEE (France).
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Kyle, Lee, Kiki
Sibling names for Kylee
Names that share Kylee's style, for a brother or sister.
Sisters: Mackenzie, Jordyn, Paige, Morgan, Kendra, Abbigail, Haylee, Kaci, Dezirae, Stevi, Jaelee, Kamry, Tyleah, Brelynn, Brylea, Kasidee, Makynzi, Nyleah, Nylee, Tylea, Klyn, Kynadee, Lylee, Mykeria
Brothers: Cody, Brady, Dylan, Tyler, Cameron, Cyle, Danell, Keon, Kylor, Karsin, Dylyn, Kaylem, Kyier, Treson
Names like Kylee
Names whose popularity has moved with Kylee's over the last 50 years.
