Given name
Wylene
“a firm defender”
Wylene is a variant of Wileen. One interpretation is “a firm defender.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Wylene 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 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Wylene through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 980
- 0 boys · 980 girls
- Most popular year
- 1935
- 31 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 1985. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 31 in 1935. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 530 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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