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Kalene
How to Pronounce Kalene
Pronounced kuh-LEEN /kəˈliːn/Medium
Meaning: Kalene is a mid-century American coinage joining the fashionable Ka- opening to the -lene suffix shared by Marlene, Charlene and Darlene. It reads as a made name rather than one with a single older root.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Kalene follows a familiar American recipe: take a crisp prefix -- here Ka-, as in Karen or Kayla -- and finish it with -lene, the ending that made Marlene and Charlene household names. The result is euphonious and personal, if never common.
A girl named Kalene at its 1993 peak is now in her early thirties. It has always been a rare name rather than a trend, so it dates less sharply than its flashier cousins and pairs neatly with siblings like Charlene or Kayla.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Kalene mean?
Kalene is a modern blend of the Ka- prefix with the -lene ending of Marlene and Charlene; it has no single older meaning.
How do you pronounce Kalene?
It's said kuh-LEEN /kəˈliːn/ -- two syllables, stress on the second.
Is Kalene a boy or girl name?
Kalene is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Kalene?
Kalene has always been a rare choice, with a modest high point in the early nineties.