US rank #15838 Girls' name Peak 1993 229 births

Kailene — #15838 US girls' name

229 babies named Kailene in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s211990s792000s762010s382020s15
#15838
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 10% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Kailene was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

18 babies were named Kailene in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kailene

The Social Security Administration has registered 229 babies named Kailene between 1985 and 2024, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kailene currently holds the #15838 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kailene performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kailene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kailene in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kailene 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 229 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.

Kailene at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

229

Since 1985

40 years of records

Peak year

1993

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#15,838

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1985

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kailene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1985

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1993)
18
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
05101520 20242015200920052000199519891985 5

Kailene by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
79 births that decade — 34% of Kailene's all-time total
1980s211990s792000s762010s382020s15

Kailene by state

Where Kailene concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kailene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.2%
California share of Kailene's total US births 2.2%

5 of 229 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kailene?
229 babies have been named Kailene since 1985. It currently ranks #15838 among girls. The peak year was 1993 with 18 births.
When was Kailene most popular?
Kailene was most popular in the 1990s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Kailene most popular?
The top states for the name Kailene are California (5 births).
How long has the name Kailene been used?
Kailene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 40 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kailene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kaitlyn, Kaitlin, Kailey, Kaia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1985–2024 (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.