Recorded 1969–1991 Girls' name Peak 1969 37 births

Kathlena — girls' name

37 babies named Kathlena in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s71970s61980s171990s7

The verdict

37 girls have been named Kathlena since 1969, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1991.

37
total births
1969–1991
years on record
1980s
peak decade
46%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Kathlena was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

7 babies were named Kathlena in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kathlena

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Kathlena between 1969 and 1991, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kathlena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kathlena performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kathlena shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kathlena 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 37 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.

Kathlena at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

37

Since 1969

23 years of records

Peak year

1969

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1969

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1991

Kathlena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1969

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1969)
7
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 199119891985198119721969 7

Kathlena by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
17 births that decade — 46% of Kathlena's all-time total
1960s71970s61980s171990s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kathlena?
37 babies have been named Kathlena since 1969. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1969 with 7 births.
When was Kathlena most popular?
Kathlena was most popular in the 1980s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
How long has the name Kathlena been used?
Kathlena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 23 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Kathlena?
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.

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, 1969–1991 (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.