Pure meadow
A modern American compound name combining Kate, a diminutive of Katherine meaning 'pure', with the suffix -lee, derived from the Old English word 'leah' meaning 'meadow' or 'clearing'. It follows the 21st-century trend of creating unique feminine names by blending traditional roots with popular phonetic endings.
Less common today
Katelee isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #10,503 in 2008.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
