Recorded 1914–1954 Girls' name Peak 1951 163 births

Kathelene — girls' name

163 babies named Kathelene in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s391930s351940s491950s35
1940s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Kathelene was born in this single decade.

1951
Single peak year

11 babies were named Kathelene in 1951 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kathelene

The Social Security Administration has registered 163 babies named Kathelene between 1914 and 1954, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kathelene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1954. The name reached its historical peak in 1951, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kathelene performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kathelene shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kathelene 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 163 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.

Kathelene at a glance

Last recorded 1954

Total births

163

Since 1914

41 years of records

Peak year

1951

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1954

Active since

1914

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1954

Kathelene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1914

Last recorded 1954
Peak year (1951)
11
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
4681012 1954194919431939193419271914 5

Kathelene by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
49 births that decade — 30% of Kathelene's all-time total
1910s51920s391930s351940s491950s35

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kathelene?
163 babies have been named Kathelene since 1914. It was last recorded in 1954. The peak year was 1951 with 11 births.
When was Kathelene most popular?
Kathelene was most popular in the 1940s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1951.
How long has the name Kathelene been used?
Kathelene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 41 years of data through 1954.
What names are similar to Kathelene?
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, 1914–1954 (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.