Keylee
Variant form of the feminine name Kaylee, meaning "keeper of the keys".
Name Census estimates that about 1,503 living Americans carry the first name Keylee. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Keylee today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Keylee births was 2009 (106 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Keylee. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
1.5K
~ 1 in 228,047 Americans
Peak year
2009
106 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,064
Tracked since 1984
Popularity
Keylee: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Keylee from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 679 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Keylee by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Keylee during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Keylees live
The SSA's state-level files cover 14 states and territories. Texas, California, Tennessee recorded the most babies named Keylee, while Washington, Illinois, Arkansas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 28 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Keylee
The name Keylee is a relatively modern invented name that does not have a definitive origin or historical background. It appears to be a creative variation or combination of existing names like Kelly, Kaylee, or Kylie, which have roots in different cultures and languages.
Keylee does not seem to have any direct connections to ancient texts, religious scriptures, or historical records from specific regions or time periods. Its emergence as a given name is likely a result of contemporary name trends and preferences.
While there are no definitive records of the name Keylee being used in the past, here are five notable individuals who have been given this name in modern times:
1. Keylee Sanders, an American singer and songwriter born in the late 20th century, known for her work in the country music genre.
2. Keylee Jade Case, an Australian fashion model and social media influencer active in the early 21st century.
3. Keylee Jaylene Parker, an American actress and television personality who gained recognition for her roles in various television series and films in the early 2000s.
4. Keylee Gabrielle Misner, an American competitive swimmer who represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
5. Keylee Jade Cathcart, a Canadian-born artist and painter known for her vibrant abstract artworks, which have been exhibited in galleries across North America since the late 2010s.
While these individuals have helped to popularize the name Keylee in recent decades, its origins and historical background remain somewhat obscure. As a modern invented name, its meaning and significance are largely shaped by contemporary trends and individual preferences.
People
Keylee + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Keylee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with K
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Keylee: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Keylee?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,503 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Keylee going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 228,047 US residents.
Is Keylee a common name?
We classify Keylee as "Rare". It ranks above 92.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,526 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Keylee most popular?
The single biggest year for Keylee was 2009, when 106 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Keylee is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Keylee a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Keylee in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.