Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Kaylene isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1937. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kaylene through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,070
- 0 boys · 5,070 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 197 babies
- 2025
- 37
- #3,947 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −19%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 37 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,947 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 18.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 197 in 1993. In 2025, Pennsylvania had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,312 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kaylene’s family of names
Kaylene has a related form in Kaila.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Kaylene
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Kaylene, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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