Total births
15
Girls' name · since 1951
Cathyleen
Cathyleen has 15 recorded births since 1951 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1951 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 15
- total births
- 1951–1964
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that decade
Cathyleen is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 15 have been recorded since 1951.
Cathyleen has 15 recorded births among girls since 1951, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 1964.
- 15 total births
- 1951–1964 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 67% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
15 girls have been named Cathyleen since 1951, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1964.
- 15
- total births
- 1951–1964
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade
67% of everyone ever named Cathyleen was born in this single decade.
1951
Single peak year
5 babies were named Cathyleen in 1951 - its busiest year on record.
Cathyleen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cathyleen splits its recorded history at 1962: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1951 (5 births).
Cathyleen at a glance
Last recorded 1964Peak year
1951
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1951
Cathyleen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1964
- Peak year (1951)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Cathyleen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Cathyleen's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Cathyleen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Cathyleen? ▼
15 babies have been named Cathyleen since 1951. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1951 with 5 births.
When was Cathyleen most popular? ▼
Cathyleen was most popular in the 1960s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1951.
How long has the name Cathyleen been used? ▼
Cathyleen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 14 years of data through 1964.
What names are similar to Cathyleen? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Catherine, Cathy, Catalina, Cathleen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Cathyleen
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1951–1964 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Cathyleen: Baby Name Since 1951 - 15 Births, Peak 1951." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/cathyleen. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cathyleen draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.