Girls' name · since 1937
Kaylene
Since 1937, U.S. Social Security records show 5,070 babies named Kaylene, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,550 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,918 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,070
- born since 1937
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kaylene currently ranks #3918 among girls' names in America, with 5,070 babies recorded since 1937.
Social Security Administration records show Kaylene recorded 5,070 times among girls since 1937, holding rank #3918 nationally today, ahead of 77% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1937 to 2025.
- #2,550 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,918 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,070 born since 1937
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaylene ranks #2,550 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,918 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,070 born since 1937, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,550 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,918 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,070
- born since 1937
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kaylene's 5,070 recorded births place it above 96.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kaylene compares
5,070 Top 14% higher than 86% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kaylene's all-time total is 13x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaylene | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,070 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 197 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaylene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kaylene splits its recorded history at 1982: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1938 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 197 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kaylene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 197
- Annual births at peak, across 89 years of records
Kaylene by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,054 births, 21% of the file).
1990s was Kaylene's strongest decade.
1,054 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Kaylene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 27
1930s
27 births
- 1940s 198
1940s
198 births
- 1950s 346
1950s
346 births
- 1960s
1960s
531 births
- 1970s 357
1970s
357 births
- 1980s
1980s
670 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,054 births
- 2000s
2000s
936 births
- 2010s
2010s
693 births
- 2020s 258
2020s
258 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,054 births (21% of all-time use).
How Kaylene compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kaylene's total volume
Kaylene by state
Where Kaylene concentrates geographically, total births since 1937
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 648 | 12.8% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 210 | 4.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 199 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 183 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Utah | | 178 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 122 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Texas | | 118 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Washington | | 85 | 1.7% |
648 of 5,070 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Kaylene appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kaylene's data
- Kaylene's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,054 total births); usage has since declined to 258 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kaylenes (648 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kaylene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~88 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1937–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kaylene draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.