Girls' name · since 1914
Kathelene
Kathelene has 163 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1951 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,907 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 163
- born since 1914
- 1940s
- peak decade
Kathelene is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 163 have been recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Kathelene recorded 163 times among girls since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1954.
- #21,907 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 163 born since 1914
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kathelene ranks #21,907 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 163 born since 1914, peaking in the 1940s.
- #21,907 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 163
- born since 1914
- 1940s
- peak decade
Kathelene's 163 recorded births place it above 69.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kathelene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kathelene's SSA record in two at 1939 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1951 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kathelene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1954
- Peak year (1951)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Kathelene by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (49 births, 30% of the file).
1940s was Kathelene's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Kathelene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
39 births
- 1930s
1930s
35 births
- 1940s
1940s
49 births
- 1950s
1950s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 49 births (30% of all-time use).
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- Kathelene's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (49 total births) through the 1950s (35) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kathelene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1951)
Similar record span (~40 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1914–1954 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Kathelene 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 August 2026.