Girls' name · since 1912
Kathreen
372 babies named Kathreen in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,135 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 372
- born since 1912
- 1950s
- peak decade
372 girls have been named Kathreen since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Kathreen recorded 372 times among girls since 1912, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2001.
- #14,135 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 372 born since 1912
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kathreen ranks #14,135 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 372 born since 1912, peaking in the 1950s.
- #14,135 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 372
- born since 1912
- 1950s
- peak decade
Kathreen's 372 recorded births place it above 80.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kathreen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kathreen splits its recorded history at 1957: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1950 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kathreen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2001
- Peak year (1950)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 90 years of records
Kathreen by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (80 births, 22% of the file).
1950s was Kathreen's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Kathreen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 20
1910s
20 births
- 1920s
1920s
33 births
- 1930s 16
1930s
16 births
- 1940s
1940s
62 births
- 1950s
1950s
80 births
- 1960s
1960s
46 births
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s
1980s
53 births
- 1990s
1990s
33 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 80 births (22% of all-time use).
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What to do with Kathreen's data
- Kathreen's decade-level peak was the 1950s (80 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kathreen: 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 (~89 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, 1912–2001 (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 Kathreen 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.