Recorded 1914–1979 Girls' name Peak 1954 230 births

Kathalene — girls' name

230 babies named Kathalene in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s271930s231940s401950s751960s331970s22
1950s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Kathalene was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

10 babies were named Kathalene in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kathalene

The Social Security Administration has registered 230 babies named Kathalene between 1914 and 1979, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kathalene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kathalene performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Kathalene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kathalene 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 230 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.

Kathalene at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

230

Since 1914

66 years of records

Peak year

1954

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1914

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 1979

Kathalene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1914

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1954)
10
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
4681012 19791968195819521946193619231914 5

Kathalene by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
75 births that decade — 33% of Kathalene's all-time total
1910s101920s271930s231940s401950s751960s331970s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kathalene?
230 babies have been named Kathalene since 1914. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1954 with 10 births.
When was Kathalene most popular?
Kathalene was most popular in the 1950s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
How long has the name Kathalene been used?
Kathalene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 66 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Kathalene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kathleen, Katherine, Kathryn, Kathy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–1979 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.