Recorded 1992–2011 Girls' name Peak 1998 72 births

Kaelene — girls' name

72 babies named Kaelene in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s442000s232010s5
1990s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Kaelene was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

10 babies were named Kaelene in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaelene

The Social Security Administration has registered 72 babies named Kaelene between 1992 and 2011, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kaelene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaelene performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kaelene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaelene in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 72 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kaelene at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

72

Since 1992

20 years of records

Peak year

1998

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1992

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2011

Kaelene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1992

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1998)
10
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4681012 201120062005200420011999199819971996199519931992 6

Kaelene by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
44 births that decade — 61% of Kaelene's all-time total
1990s442000s232010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaelene?
72 babies have been named Kaelene since 1992. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1998 with 10 births.
When was Kaelene most popular?
Kaelene was most popular in the 1990s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Kaelene been used?
Kaelene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 20 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Kaelene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kaelyn, Kaela, Kaelynn, Kaeli, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1992–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.