Recorded 1917–1963 Girls' name Peak 1920 200 births

Katherleen — girls' name

200 babies named Katherleen in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s241920s691930s361940s361950s241960s11
1920s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Katherleen was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

13 babies were named Katherleen in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Katherleen

The Social Security Administration has registered 200 babies named Katherleen between 1917 and 1963, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Katherleen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Katherleen performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Katherleen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Katherleen 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 200 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.

Katherleen at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

200

Since 1917

47 years of records

Peak year

1920

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1917

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 1963

Katherleen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1917

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1920)
13
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
468101214 19631954194319351930192619221917 9

Katherleen by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
69 births that decade — 35% of Katherleen's all-time total
1910s241920s691930s361940s361950s241960s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Katherleen?
200 babies have been named Katherleen since 1917. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1920 with 13 births.
When was Katherleen most popular?
Katherleen was most popular in the 1920s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Katherleen been used?
Katherleen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 47 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Katherleen?
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, 1917–1963 (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.