girl's name
Kaylene
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 5,278
Kaylene is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 37 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1993, when 197 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 89,606 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1937.
Kaylene over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1930s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 27 |
| 1940s | 198 |
| 1950s | 346 |
| 1960s | 531 |
| 1970s | 357 |
| 1980s | 670 |
| 1990s | 1,054 |
| 2000s | 936 |
| 2010s | 693 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 258 |
How popular is Kaylene?
In 2025, Kaylene was given to 37 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Kaylene is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Kaylene
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kaylene also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kaylene over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kaylene
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kaylene — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kaylene
How popular is the name Kaylene?
In 2025, Kaylene was given to 37 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Kaylene a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaylene is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Kaylene most popular?
Kaylene peaked in 1993, when 197 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Kaylene a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kaylene currently ranks #3,950 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.