Kathreen — girls' name

What the Data Says About Kathreen

The Social Security Administration has registered 372 babies named Kathreen between 1912 and 2001, spanning 90 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kathreen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1950, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kathreen performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 80 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Kathreen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kathreen 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 372 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.