Given name
Kylene
“from the narrow channel”
Kylene is a variant of Kyla. In English use, Kyla carries the interpretation “from the narrow channel.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kylene is a variant of Kyla. In English use, Kyla carries the interpretation “from the narrow channel.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1948. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kylene through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,693
- 0 boys · 1,693 girls
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 205 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −78%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 205 in 1979. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,545 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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