Holding steady, #10,917 for girls today.
Popularity of Kylena since 1990
Babies named Kylena per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 2010, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Kylena's real moment was 2024.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 |
| 2000s | 21 |
| 2010s | 43 |
| 2020s | 39 |
Meaning & origin
Kylena is a modern invented name that first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1990. Its construction follows a common pattern for contemporary American girl names: a distinct initial sound (Ky-) paired with a melodic suffix (-ena). Though Kylena has never entered the mainstream, its popularity peaked in 2024, and as of 2025 it ranks 10,917th nationally with a frequency of about 1 in every 200,908 births. The name's trajectory has been stable over the past decade, suggesting a small but consistent group of parents are drawn to its unique yet familiar sound. Because Kylena is a modern coinage, it carries no deep historical or cultural weight, offering a blank slate for a child to define.
Kylena is a modern coinage, first recorded in the United States in 1990. It appears to blend the popular initial 'Ky-' (from names such as Kyle or Kylie) with the fashionable suffix '-ena' (also seen in names like Alena and Serena). The name has never reached widespread popularity but has seen a slight increase in use since the 2000s.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Ky, Lena, Kiki
Sibling names for Kylena
Names that share Kylena's style, for a brother or sister.
