Kyleen
A feminine name of uncertain origin, possibly Irish or Scottish.
Name Census estimates that about 1,004 living Americans carry the first name Kyleen. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Kyleen today is around 32 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Kyleen births was 1984 (39 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Kyleen. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
1.0K
~ 1 in 341,389 Americans
Peak year
1984
39 babies that year
Average age
32
years old
2024 SSA rank
#11,643
Tracked since 1953
Census
Kyleen in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 975 people with the first name Kyleen, which placed it at #12,678 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#12,678
National first-name rank
People counted
975
975 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
70.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Kyleen
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kyleen is White at 70.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (13.9%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (5.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Kyleen described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Kyleen at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White70.2% · 684
- Hispanic or Latino13.9% · 136
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.1% · 50
- Black or African American4.4% · 43
- Two or more races4.0% · 39
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.4% · 23
Popularity
Kyleen: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Kyleen from the 1950s through to the 2020s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 288 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1980s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Kyleen by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Kyleen during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Kyleens live
Origin
Meaning and history of Kyleen
The name Kyleen is a modern variation of the Irish name Cailin, which means "young girl" or "maiden." It is derived from the Gaelic word "caile," meaning "girl" or "young woman." The name gained popularity in the English-speaking world in the 20th century.
While the name Kyleen itself does not have a long historical record, its roots can be traced back to ancient Celtic cultures. The Celts were a collection of tribes with origins in central Europe who migrated to the British Isles and other parts of western Europe. Their language, which later evolved into Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and other Goidelic languages, had a significant influence on the development of names in these regions.
The earliest recorded use of the name Cailin, which Kyleen is derived from, dates back to the Middle Ages in Ireland. However, there are no notable historical figures recorded with the specific spelling of Kyleen until more recent times.
One of the earliest known individuals with the name Kyleen was Kyleen Kohl, an American actress and model born in 1966. She appeared in various television shows and films throughout the 1980s and 1990s.
Another notable person with the name Kyleen is Kyleen Dowrick, an Australian author and philosopher born in 1958. She has written several books on personal growth, mindfulness, and spirituality.
In the world of sports, Kyleen Watt-Pratt was a Canadian gymnast who competed in the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games. She won a silver medal in the team event at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.
Kyleen Losson is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the WNBA for several teams, including the Los Angeles Sparks and the Sacramento Monarchs, between 1997 and 2006.
Kyleen Broderick is an American actress and singer known for her roles in various Broadway musicals, including "The Lion King" and "The Phantom of the Opera." She has been active in the theater industry since the 1990s.
These are a few examples of notable individuals throughout history who have carried the name Kyleen. While the name has roots in ancient Celtic cultures, its modern usage and popularity can be traced back to the 20th century.
People
Kyleen + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Kyleen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with K
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Kyleen: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kyleen?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,004 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Kyleen going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 341,389 US residents.
Is Kyleen a common name?
We classify Kyleen as "Rare". It ranks above 90.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,056 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Kyleen most popular?
The single biggest year for Kyleen was 1984, when 39 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Kyleen is about 32 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Kyleen in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 975 people with the name Kyleen, or 0.32 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #12,678 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Kyleen in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Kyleen?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Kyleen leans strongly female. 957 people counted with this name were female (98.7%), compared with 13 male bearers (1.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Kyleen?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kyleen is White at 70.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (13.9%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (5.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Kyleen most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Kyleen in the 2020 Census, accounting for 70.2% (684 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Kyleen in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Kyleen a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Kyleen in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Kyleen still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Kyleen in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Kyleen can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Kyleen?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.