Caylei

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 8 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Caylei by the numbers

Caylei was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 17 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Caylei

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Caylei. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Cayleeclearing where cows graze; a modern respelling of Cayley268 in the US (2017)
  • Cayleyclearing where cows graze; a form of Kayleigh14 in the US (2017)
  • Carlei15 in the US (2017)
  • Cayli10 in the US (2017)
  • Calei7 in the US (2017)
  • Caylea5 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Caylei

Names that are said the same way as Caylei, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Caleigha form of caley or callie112 in the US (2017)
  • Kayleybattle; a form of Kaylee or Caoimhe100 in the US (2017)
  • Caileystrife or battle; a modern respelling of Caley64 in the US (2017)
  • Cayleighfree man; a modern respelling of Carley or Carleigh64 in the US (2017)
  • Kaleithe wreath or garland40 in the US (2017)
  • Caileighwoman warrior; a form of Kayley37 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Caylei

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