Given name
Wileen
“a firm defender”
Wileen is used as a given name. One interpretation is “a firm defender.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “a firm defender.”
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1943. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Wileen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 90
- 0 boys · 90 girls
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1981. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 17 in 1970. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 160 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.
Wileen’s family of names
Wileen has a related form in Wylene. Wileen has a related form in Wilene. Wileen has a related form in Wilean.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 16
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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