Kate vs Kathleen
Side-by-side comparison of Kate and Kathleen - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.
Which name is more popular?
| Metric | Kate | Kathleen |
| Current Rank | #533 | #1099 |
| Total Births (all years) | 85,987 | 713,645 |
| Peak Year | 2007 | 1951 |
| Peak Year Births | 2,550 | 26,716 |
| Peak Decade | 2000s | 1950s |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| First Recorded Year | 1880 | 1880 |
Births by Decade
| Decade | Kate | Kathleen |
| 1880s | 3,194 | 389 |
| 1890s | 3,001 | 1,942 |
| 1900s | 2,058 | 3,924 |
| 1910s | 2,840 | 16,592 |
| 1920s | 1,966 | 33,597 |
| 1930s | 967 | 34,550 |
| 1940s | 1,002 | 152,981 |
| 1950s | 1,259 | 224,342 |
| 1960s | 2,037 | 120,952 |
| 1970s | 5,496 | 44,847 |
| 1980s | 13,568 | 39,394 |
| 1990s | 9,355 | 24,846 |
| 2000s | 20,768 | 10,065 |
| 2010s | 14,470 | 3,809 |
| 2020s | 4,006 | 1,415 |
Recent Annual Births (2014–present)
| Year | Kate | Kathleen |
| 2014 | 1,620 | 422 |
| 2015 | 1,477 | 341 |
| 2016 | 1,389 | 341 |
| 2017 | 1,170 | 314 |
| 2018 | 1,163 | 306 |
| 2019 | 989 | 280 |
| 2020 | 765 | 253 |
| 2021 | 758 | 262 |
| 2022 | 695 | 228 |
| 2023 | 640 | 248 |
| 2024 | 572 | 223 |
| 2025 | 576 | 201 |