Girls' name · since 1923
Nylene
Nylene has 77 recorded births since 1923 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1935 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,077 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 77
- born since 1923
- 1950s
- peak decade
Nylene is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 77 have been recorded since 1923.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nylene has been recorded 77 times among girls since 1923, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 2010.
- #30,077 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 77 born since 1923
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nylene ranks #30,077 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 77 born since 1923, peaking in the 1950s.
- #30,077 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 77
- born since 1923
- 1950s
- peak decade
Nylene's 77 recorded births place it above 58.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nylene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nylene's SSA record in two at 1951 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1946, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1935 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nylene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–2010
- Peak year (1935)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 88 years of records
Nylene by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (16 births, 21% of the file).
1950s was Nylene's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Nylene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
12 births
- 1930s
1930s
13 births
- 1940s
1940s
15 births
- 1950s
1950s
16 births
- 1960s
1960s
10 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 16 births (21% of all-time use).
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- Nylene's decade-level peak was the 1950s (16 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nylene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1935)
Similar record span (~87 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, 1923–2010 (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 Nylene 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.