Given name
Wilene
“a firm defender”
Wilene is a variant of Wileen. One interpretation is “a firm defender.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Wilene is a variant of Wileen. One interpretation is “a firm defender.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1925. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Wilene through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 161
- 0 boys · 161 girls
- Most popular year
- 1938
- 15 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 10 in 1956. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 15 in 1938. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 174 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 1
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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