US rank #15530 Girls' name Peak 1979 1,693 births

Kylene — #15530 US girls' name

1,693 babies named Kylene in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#15530
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 12% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Kylene was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

205 babies were named Kylene in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kylene

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,693 babies named Kylene between 1948 and 2024, spanning 77 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kylene currently holds the #15530 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 205 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kylene performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 610 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Kylene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 158 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Kylene in 18 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kylene 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 1,693 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.

Kylene at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,693

Since 1948

77 years of records

Peak year

1979

205 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#15,530

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1948

Recorded for 77 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kylene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1948

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1979)
205
Annual births at peak — across 77 years of records
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Kylene by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
610 births that decade — 36% of Kylene's all-time total
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Kylene by state

Where Kylene concentrates geographically — total births since 1948

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kylene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
158 9.3%
#2 Pennsylvania
67 4.0%
#3 Ohio
40 2.4%
#4 New York
36 2.1%
#5 Michigan
20 1.2%
#6 Indiana
18 1.1%
#7 Illinois
17 1.0%
#8 Washington
15 0.9%
California share of Kylene's total US births 9.3%
Even split

158 of 1,693 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.

Kylene appears in 18 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kylene?
1,693 babies have been named Kylene since 1948. It currently ranks #15530 among girls. The peak year was 1979 with 205 births.
When was Kylene most popular?
Kylene was most popular in the 1980s decade with 610 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Kylene most popular?
The top states for the name Kylene are California (158 births), Pennsylvania (67 births), Ohio (40 births).
How long has the name Kylene been used?
Kylene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 77 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kylene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kylie, Kylee, Kyla, Kyleigh, 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, 1948–2024 (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.