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Shailee
How to Pronounce Shailee
Pronounced SHAY-lee /ΛΚeΙͺ.li/High
Meaning: Shailee is a spelling variant of Shaylee, a modern name that pairs Shay - from the Irish Seaghdha, meaning 'admirable' or 'hawk-like' - with the popular -lee suffix. The blend is contemporary American, though its front half carries a genuine Gaelic root.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Shailee is one of several spellings of Shaylee, a name that emerged as parents combined the fashionable Shay with the -lee/-leigh ending seen in Kaylee and Bailey. Shay descends from the Irish Seaghdha, so the name carries a faint Gaelic thread beneath its breezy modern surface.
It stayed rare, only a few dozen girls a year at most around its turn-of-the-millennium peak, trailing the more common Shaylee. It belongs squarely to the -lee/-leigh naming trend of that period.
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What does the name Shailee mean?
Shailee is a spelling of Shaylee, joining the Irish-rooted Shay ('admirable') to the -lee ending.
How do you pronounce Shailee?
It's said SHAY-lee /ΛΚeΙͺ.li/ - two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Shailee a boy or girl name?
Shailee is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Shailee?
Shailee has always been rare, a turn-of-the-millennium spelling of the more familiar Shaylee.