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UK girl's name

Keylee

Variant form of the feminine name Kaylee, meaning "keeper of the keys".

For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2010. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.

Keylee is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Keylee popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2010 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4688, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2008, with 5 births.

This profile covers 12 England and Wales registrations across 3 recorded years from 1996 to 2010. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.

The latest count is about 80% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.

We estimate that about 12 living people in the UK are called Keylee. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2011 or 2026.

Key insights

  • Keylee ranked #4688 for girls in England and Wales in 2010, with 4 registrations.
  • The name peaked in 2008, when 5 girls were registered as Keylee.
  • About 12 living people in the UK are estimated to have Keylee as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.

Latest rank (E&W)

#4688

2010

Births in 2010

4

Latest year

Peak year

2008

5 births

Estimated living

12

2026

Meaning

What does Keylee mean?

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.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

Popularity

Keylee over time

The chart below shows babies named Keylee registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2010. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.

For Keylee, the clearest high point is 2008. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2010, compared with 5 at the peak.

Babies born per year

Keylee
01345199620032010

Decades

Keylee by decade

Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Keylee was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.

Decade Average rank Total births Years covered
2010s #4688 4 1
2000s #3860 5 1
1990s #3795 3 1

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FAQ

Keylee: questions and answers

How popular is the name Keylee in the UK right now?

In 2010, Keylee was ranked #4688 for girls in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.

When was Keylee most popular?

The peak year on record was 2008, with 5 babies registered as Keylee in England and Wales.

What is the meaning and origin of Keylee?

Variant form of the feminine name Kaylee, meaning "keeper of the keys".

How many people are called Keylee in the UK?

A total of 12 babies have been registered as Keylee across the 3 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.

Which records is this page based on?

The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.