Girls' name · since 1915
Kathleene
Kathleene has 523 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1947 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,513 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 523
- born since 1915
- 1940s
- peak decade
Kathleene is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 523 have been recorded since 1915.
Kathleene has 523 recorded births among girls since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1995.
- #11,513 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 523 born since 1915
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kathleene ranks #11,513 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 523 born since 1915, peaking in the 1940s.
- #11,513 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 523
- born since 1915
- 1940s
- peak decade
Kathleene's 523 recorded births place it above 84.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kathleene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kathleene splits its recorded history at 1945: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1928 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1947 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kathleene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1995
- Peak year (1947)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Kathleene by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (132 births, 25% of the file).
1940s was Kathleene's strongest decade.
132 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Kathleene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 25
1910s
25 births
- 1920s
1920s
93 births
- 1930s
1930s
65 births
- 1940s
1940s
132 births
- 1950s
1950s
122 births
- 1960s
1960s
75 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 132 births (25% of all-time use).
How Kathleene compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kathleene's total volume
Kathleene by state
Where Kathleene concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 8 | 1.5% |
| #2 | Florida | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 5 | 1.0% |
8 of 523 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Kathleene's data
- Kathleene's decade-level peak was the 1940s (132 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kathleenes (8 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kathleene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~80 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, 1915–1995 (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 Kathleene 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.