Kathlen — girls' name

What the Data Says About Kathlen

The Social Security Administration has registered 85 babies named Kathlen between 1946 and 1999, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kathlen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1951, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kathlen performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kathlen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kathlen 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 85 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.