How Many People Are Named Wylene?
An estimated 372 people in the United States have the first name Wylene. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 73 years old, and Wylene peaked in popularity in 1935 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wylene as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Wylene paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 73, Wylene is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1963.
Estimated Living Americans
372
About 1 in 921,383 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
73
years old
Peak Year
1935
31 births
Total Registered
980
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wylene
Wylene is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 980 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Wylene as a female name
Ranked #12,465 in 1985
5 female births in 1985
Peak: 1935 (31 births)
Wylene: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wylene span from the 1910s to the 1980s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 232 babies were registered. Wylene has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Wylene by Decade
How has Wylene tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Wylene + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wylene as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wylene
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wylene: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wylene?
We estimate approximately 372 people named Wylene are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 921,383 Americans share this first name.
Is Wylene a common name?
Wylene is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 980 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wylene most popular?
Wylene reached peak popularity in 1935, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wylene is approximately 73 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wylene a female name?
Wylene is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wylene Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wylene Smith, Wylene Johnson, Wylene Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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