Girls' name · since 1917
Katherleen
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 200 babies named Katherleen, peaking in 1920. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,817 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 200
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Katherleen is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 200 have been recorded since 1917.
Social Security Administration records show Katherleen recorded 200 times among girls since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1963.
- #19,817 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 200 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katherleen ranks #19,817 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 200 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #19,817 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 200
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Katherleen's 200 recorded births place it above 72.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Katherleen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Katherleen's SSA record in two at 1933 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Katherleen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1963
- Peak year (1920)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Katherleen by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (69 births, 35% of the file).
1920s was Katherleen's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Katherleen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 24
1910s
24 births
- 1920s
1920s
69 births
- 1930s
1930s
36 births
- 1940s
1940s
36 births
- 1950s 24
1950s
24 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 69 births (35% of all-time use).
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- Katherleen's decade-level peak was the 1920s (69 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Katherleen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1917–1963 (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 Katherleen 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.