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I like Kaylee best. It's the simplest, most original, and least likely to be misspelled. (I also like it because of Firefly lol).

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I don't like the ones where the first syllable is just "Ka" or "Ca", because it doesn't look like it's pronounced "Kay".

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Kaylie and Kailey would be my second choices.

I've never really liked the sound of kay-lee, sorry, but I do quite like the spelling Cayley.

More information than you probably needed.:)

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If by original you mean the first version used, it's probably Caley on men.

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Caley /Cayley (& variants) as a surname goes back to at least the 13th century, and pops up occasionally in the UK as a first name - almost entirely on men - from the 18th century onwards. But it's probably unrelated to Kaylee as a portmanteau of Kay and Lee, which seems to have been invented in the US. The earliest one I could find was born in 1887 in South Carolina.

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It wasn't common at all though until 1985 UK song 'Kayleigh' made the US Hot 100 Billboard chart & went to #2 in the UK:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayleigh
Here's the US popularity chart:
http://www.behindthename.com/top/name/kaley,kaylee,kayley,kayleigh

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The writer of Kayleigh said he invented the name from his girlfriend's first names Kay & Lee, but he wasn't the first person to come up with it - first use in the UK was in 1937.

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I don't really like any of them much, but if I had to choose one I'd probably go for Kaylie.

This message was edited 5/27/2015, 8:15 AM

The only one I actually think is pretty is the first spelling you have, Caelie. It looks a bit closer to the Gaelic.

I think the originallest might be Ceilidh (see Kayleigh), which is a Gaelic word.

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Picking a favourite spelling of this name is tough for me. I kinda like Cailie maybe? Sort of almost? No, I don't. Kaylie maybe? I'm trying to think of what the easiest, most intuitive way to explain this name would be.

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"Kaylee, like Kay+Lee"? That's pretty good, but I hate that spelling.
"Kayley, like Hayley with a K"? or "Cayley, like Hayley with a C"?
"Kaley, like kale, the vegetable, with a y"? Yeah, maybe this one.

This message was edited 5/27/2015, 6:43 AM

I wonder why I didn't put Kaylee on there... I guess I really don't like that spelling. I thought there was some kind of original name it came from but I guess not. I go through phases with tryndee names... which I have no shame about at all! As I said this time it's because I watched Firefly and like the character. But why on earth am I trying to justify it... I must be feeling defensive!

There isn't really an original of Kaylee, as it's a nickname/made-up name. It's a combination of Kay (maybe a nn for Katherine, etc) with Lee/Leigh.

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Of the different spellings I prefer Kaylee, but I don't like the name.

Ceilidh is my favourite spelling as it's the Celtic, though Kaelie is a guilty pleasure. When I first heard it, I loved it, but it's so popular at the moment. I think it's just a bit too tryndee for me.

The name itself feels so insubstantial to me. I never would've thought I could like anything about this name, but I met a Kailey (that's how she spelled it) in her 20s who was sort of hipster-crunchy, and seeing such a froofy trendy sounding name on a person like that gave it a different light for me. I liked the juxtaposition, and I now like that spelling of this name, if imagined on a person like that. I still don't like the froofy trendy little Kaylee image, though.

Kayleigh is the most common spelling where I'm from.

If I heard it and were guessing spelling, I would guess Kaylee.

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The only two that seem even remotely reasonable from your list are Kaylie and Kailee.

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I strongly hate them all. :)

I don't like any of the spellings you have listed, sorry! I think Kaylee or Kayley would be best and also make the most sense.

I imagine Kaylee was the original, but I always preferred Kaley, and, even better, Ceilidh.

I like Kailey best.

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My friend's 7 year old daughter is named Kaylee.

My guess for the original spelling would be Kaylee. I also know a Kayleigh. I don't have a favorite spelling. As long as it looks like it should be read Kay lee, it's fine imo.

I wouldn't use any of your spellings myself, especially not one with a C (that doesn't make much sense to me!)

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I would spell it Kaylee or Kayley

To be honest; if I heard the name KAY-LEE, I would except it to be spelt nothing like any of the options in your post.

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Kaylee

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Simple as that.

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I know a little girl with this name and that's how it's spelt.
I dislike a lot of the other spellings, especially the ones that start with C. I suppose I could accept Kaylie at a push.
You could also consider Kayleigh.