Cathaleen — girls' name

What the Data Says About Cathaleen

The Social Security Administration has registered 323 babies named Cathaleen between 1917 and 1980, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cathaleen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1951, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cathaleen performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 140 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Cathaleen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cathaleen in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 323 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.