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Kylene

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Pronounced ky-LEEN /kaɪˈliːn/Medium

Meaning: Kylene is a modern coinage that extends Kyle — from the Scottish Gaelic caol, 'narrow; a strait' — with the fashionable feminine ending -lene (as in Charlene, Darlene). The base is Kyle; the ending makes it a girl's name.Low

In 30 seconds: Kyle made feminine: Kylene extends Kyle, 'narrow strait', with a -lene ending (said 'ky-LEEN').
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Origin LowScottish Gaelic, American
MeaningKylene is a modern coinage that extends Kyle — from the Scottish Gaelic caol, 'narrow; a strait' — with the fashionable feminine ending -lene (as in Charlene, Darlene). The base is Kyle; the ending makes it a girl's name.
U.S. rank (2024)#16527 ↗ Rising
2024 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1979
Total births (all-time)≈ 1,693

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 197919482024

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

Kylene is a modern coinage that adds the popular -lene ending to Kyle, from the Scottish Gaelic caol ('narrow; strait'). It belonged to the late-century taste for -lene and -leen feminines, cresting around 1979. It stayed uncommon and faded with that fashion.

Rare now, it reads as a late-1970s invention. Smooth, feminine, and of its moment.

Did you know? Kylene joins the -lene family of Charlene and Darlene, here building a girls' name on Kyle — the Scottish word for a narrow strait — around its 1979 peak.
Overall data confidence 50%
References — Kylene — Coinage; Kyle (Scottish 'strait') + -lene

Variations

KyleenKyleneKilene

Nicknames

KyLene

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If you like Kylene…

Charlene— a like -lene coinage
Darlene— a similar -lene feminine
Kyla— a like Kyle-rooted girl's name
Marlene— a similar -lene name in sound

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Kylene mean?

Kylene is a coinage that extends Kyle (from the Scottish Gaelic for 'narrow strait') with the feminine ending -lene.

How do you pronounce Kylene?

It's said ky-LEEN /kaɪˈliːn/ — two syllables, stress on the second.

Is Kylene a boy or girl name?

Kylene is used as a girl's name.

Is Kylene making a comeback?

Kylene is uncommon today and reads as a late-1970s coinage rather than a reviving name.

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