Like God?; slender; meadow
Kaylei is a modern American phonetic variation of Kaylee. It combines the Hebrew-derived 'Kay' (from Michael, meaning 'who is like God?') with the English suffix 'lee' (meaning 'meadow'). It is also frequently associated with the Gaelic 'caol', meaning 'slender'.
Less common today
Kaylei isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,679 in 2006.
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).