Girls' name · since 1919
Kathlean
253 babies named Kathlean in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,488 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 253
- born since 1919
- 1950s
- peak decade
Kathlean is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 253 have been recorded since 1919.
Social Security Administration records show Kathlean recorded 253 times among girls since 1919, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1974.
- #17,488 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 253 born since 1919
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kathlean ranks #17,488 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 253 born since 1919, peaking in the 1950s.
- #17,488 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 253
- born since 1919
- 1950s
- peak decade
Kathlean's 253 recorded births place it above 75.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kathlean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kathlean's SSA record in two at 1950 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1927, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1958 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kathlean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1974
- Peak year (1958)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Kathlean by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (79 births, 31% of the file).
1950s was Kathlean's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Kathlean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1930s
1930s
39 births
- 1940s
1940s
65 births
- 1950s
1950s
79 births
- 1960s
1960s
42 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 79 births (31% of all-time use).
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- Kathlean's decade-level peak was the 1950s (79 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1970s -- 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 Kathlean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1919–1974 (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 Kathlean 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.