Given name

Kilee

“from the narrow channel”

Kilee is a variant of Kyle. One interpretation is “from the narrow channel.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Kilee is a variant of Kyle. One interpretation is “from the narrow channel.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Kilee is a variant of Kyle. An origin associated with Kyle is Scottish.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Kilee through the years

Babies since 1880
1,826
0 boys · 1,826 girls
Most popular year
2008
109 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−48%
Cooling
0204060198020002025Highest share 20080.0
Kilee in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1978–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 109 in 2008. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,588 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Kilee’s family of names

Kilee has a related form in Kyle. Kilee has a related form in Kyla.

Walk Kilee’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Kilee, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Kamyle

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

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Kamaile

“the” · “maile vine”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Kytalin

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Keili

11Very rare

>99% girls

Modern

Caleiah

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Kitara

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Kenah

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Cate

“one who is pure; virginal”

17Very rareCooling

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Kilee’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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