Recorded 1915–1990 Girls' name Peak 1952 221 births

Kathline — girls' name

221 babies named Kathline in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s61930s51940s51950s861960s651970s251980s191990s5
1950s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Kathline was born in this single decade.

1952
Single peak year

16 babies were named Kathline in 1952 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kathline

The Social Security Administration has registered 221 babies named Kathline between 1915 and 1990, spanning 76 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kathline currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1952, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kathline performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Kathline shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kathline 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 221 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.

Kathline at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

221

Since 1915

76 years of records

Peak year

1952

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1915

Recorded for 76 years

Last year on file: 1990

Kathline popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1915

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1952)
16
Annual births at peak — across 76 years of records
05101520 199019741969196519601956195219301915 5

Kathline by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
86 births that decade — 39% of Kathline's all-time total
1910s51920s61930s51940s51950s861960s651970s251980s191990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kathline?
221 babies have been named Kathline since 1915. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1952 with 16 births.
When was Kathline most popular?
Kathline was most popular in the 1950s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 1952.
How long has the name Kathline been used?
Kathline has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 76 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Kathline?
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, 1915–1990 (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.