Sylena
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sih-LEE-nuh
- Origin
- Modern
Sylena is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Sylena come from?
Modern: modern coinage, close to Selena and Sylvia
Is Sylena a girl's or a boy's name?
Sylena is a girls' name.
How popular is Sylena in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1978, with 17 girls. It first appears in the records in 1962.
Half of all the girls named Sylena in the US since 1880 were born between 1978 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sylena in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 13 | #7,099 |
| 1997 | 12 | #7,278 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 9 | #8,726 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 11 | #7,297 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
| 1987 | 9 | #7,348 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 10 | #6,290 |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
| 1982 | 7 | #8,222 |
| 1981 | 9 | #6,802 |
| 1980 | 8 | #7,417 |
| 1979 | 10 | #6,188 |
| 1978 | 17 | #4,079 |
| 1977 | 12 | #5,212 |
| 1976 | 11 | #5,213 |
| 1975 | 8 | #6,482 |
| 1974 | 6 | #7,678 |
| 1973 | 10 | #5,189 |
| 1972 | 7 | #6,556 |
| 1971 | 7 | #6,617 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 6 | #6,041 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 6 | #5,816 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #6,577 |
Names like Sylena
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Samantha Amanda Sierra Serena Kayla Sara Kiana Selena Brianna Leanna Miranda Jessica
Names related to Sylena
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Sylena: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sylena, updated 20 October 2026.