Kellee

A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Kellee by the numbers

Kellee was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 201 babies in 1978, so it is a 1970s name that has since fallen a long way.

What we can tell you about Kellee

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 Kellee. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Kelleybright-headed or descended from Ceallach; a form of Kelly38 in the US (2017)
  • Kelliebright-headed; a form of Kelly34 in the US (2017)
  • Kenleyroyal meadow; form of Kingsley385 in the US (2017)
  • Kellibright-headed; a spelling variant of Kelly30 in the US (2017)
  • Kelciefrom the narrow firth; variant of Kelsey25 in the US (2017)
  • Kelceyship victory or fierce warrior10 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Kellee

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

  • Keeleybeautiful; likely from O'Caolaidhe84 in the US (2017)
  • Keyleighclearing with keys; a form of Keeley10 in the US (2017)
  • Kelleighbright-headed; a form of Kelly8 in the US (2017)
  • Keighleyfrom the narrow clearing; place name6 in the US (2017)
  • Keylee29 in the US (2017)
  • Keleigh15 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Kellee

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