Recorded 1966–2002 Girls' name Peak 1992 128 births

Kathleena — girls' name

128 babies named Kathleena in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s151970s231980s431990s422000s5

The verdict

128 girls have been named Kathleena since 1966, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2002.

128
total births
1966–2002
years on record
1980s
peak decade
34%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Kathleena was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

11 babies were named Kathleena in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kathleena

The Social Security Administration has registered 128 babies named Kathleena between 1966 and 2002, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kathleena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kathleena performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kathleena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kathleena in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kathleena 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 128 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.

Kathleena at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

128

Since 1966

37 years of records

Peak year

1992

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1966

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2002

Kathleena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1966

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1992)
11
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
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Kathleena by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
43 births that decade — 34% of Kathleena's all-time total
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Kathleena by state

Where Kathleena concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kathleena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.9%
California share of Kathleena's total US births 3.9%

5 of 128 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kathleena?
128 babies have been named Kathleena since 1966. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1992 with 11 births.
When was Kathleena most popular?
Kathleena was most popular in the 1980s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Kathleena most popular?
The top states for the name Kathleena are California (5 births).
How long has the name Kathleena been used?
Kathleena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 37 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Kathleena?
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, 1966–2002 (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.