Holding steady.
Popularity of Doylene since 1931
Babies named Doylene per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1953, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Doylene's real moment was 1937.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 61 |
| 1940s | 87 |
| 1950s | 89 |
| 1960s | 21 |
| 1970s | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Doylene is a rare American coinage from the early 20th century, first recorded in 1931. It reached its peak usage in 1937, during a period when names ending in '-lene' (like Darlene and Marlene) were in vogue. The name's trajectory has remained stable since then, with no recent surge in popularity and no rank or one-in-N data available for recent years. Its origins are uncertain, but it likely combines the element 'Doy' (possibly from the Irish surname Doyle) with the fashionable suffix. Doylene is not associated with any specific top states, reflecting its rarity across the country.
Doylene appears to be a modern coinage, likely formed from the phonetic base 'Doy' (perhaps from the Irish surname Doyle, meaning 'descendant of Dubhghall') combined with the fashionable suffix '-lene' (as in Darlene or Marlene). It emerged in the early 20th century in the United States, first recorded in 1931. The name saw its peak usage in 1937 but remained relatively rare, with no sustained increase in popularity.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Doy
Sibling names for Doylene
Names that share Doylene's style, for a brother or sister.
