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Doylene

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How to Pronounce Doylene

Pronounced doy-LEEN /dɔɪˈliːn/Medium

Meaning: Doylene feminizes the Irish surname Doyle, from O Dubhghaill, 'dark stranger,' originally a term for Norse settlers, by adding the mid-century -lene suffix. It is a Southern-style made name.Low

In 30 seconds: Doylene turns the Irish surname Doyle into a girl's name with the -lene ending. Rare, it peaked around 1953 (said doy-LEEN).
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Origin LowIrish, American
MeaningDoylene feminizes the Irish surname Doyle, from O Dubhghaill, 'dark stranger,' originally a term for Norse settlers, by adding the mid-century -lene suffix. It is a Southern-style made name.
U.S. rank (1962)#6837 ↘ Falling
1962 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1953
Total births (all-time)≈ 258

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 195319311962

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Doylene is a feminine coinage from the Irish surname Doyle, which comes from O Dubhghaill, 'dark stranger,' once a name for Norse newcomers to Ireland. The added -lene suffix follows the mid-twentieth-century taste for such made girls' names.

It was always rare, given to only about sixteen girls a year at its peak around 1953, and faded thereafter. A girl named Doylene then is a grandmother today.

Did you know? Doylene belongs to the mid-century fashion for -lene names, alongside Darlene and Charlene, here built on the family surname Doyle.
Overall data confidence 30%
References - Doylene — Feminine coinage from Doyle (Irish 'dark stranger') + -lene

Variations

DoyleenDolineDoylena

Nicknames

DoyLene

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If you like Doylene…

Darlene— a like -lene mid-century name
Doyle— the surname it feminizes
Charlene— a similar -lene name
Joline— a like made -line/-lene name

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Doylene mean?

It is a feminine coinage from the Irish surname Doyle, 'dark stranger,' plus the -lene ending.

How do you pronounce Doylene?

It is said doy-LEEN /dɔɪˈliːn/, two syllables with the stress on the second.

Is Doylene a boy or girl name?

Doylene is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Doylene?

It has always been rare, given to only about sixteen girls a year at its peak in the early nineteen-fifties.

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