Girls' name · since 1913
Kathlene
3,500 babies named Kathlene in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,260 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,500
- born since 1913
- 1950s
- peak decade
3,500 girls have been named Kathlene since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kathlene has been recorded 3,500 times among girls since 1913, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2014.
- #3,260 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,500 born since 1913
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kathlene ranks #3,260 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,500 born since 1913, peaking in the 1950s.
- #3,260 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,500
- born since 1913
- 1950s
- peak decade
Kathlene's 3,500 recorded births place it above 95.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Kathlene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kathlene's full recorded timeline at 1961, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1913, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1950 peak of 120 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kathlene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2014
- Peak year (1950)
- 120
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Kathlene by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (876 births, 25% of the file).
1950s was Kathlene's strongest decade.
876 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Kathlene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 59
1910s
59 births
- 1920s 130
1920s
130 births
- 1930s 179
1930s
179 births
- 1940s
1940s
490 births
- 1950s
1950s
876 births
- 1960s
1960s
740 births
- 1970s
1970s
427 births
- 1980s 316
1980s
316 births
- 1990s 197
1990s
197 births
- 2000s 78
2000s
78 births
- 2010s 8
2010s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 876 births (25% of all-time use).
How Kathlene 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 Kathlene's total volume
Kathlene by state
Where Kathlene concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 386 | 11.0% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 116 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 96 | 2.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 76 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 75 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Texas | | 55 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 32 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Washington | | 23 | 0.7% |
386 of 3,500 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Kathlene appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kathlene's data
- Kathlene's decade-level peak was the 1950s (876 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kathlenes (386 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
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kathlene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1950)
Similar record span (~101 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, 1913–2014 (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 Kathlene 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.