Girls' name · since 1914
Kathyleen
Kathyleen has 541 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1951 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,290 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 541
- born since 1914
- 1950s
- peak decade
Kathyleen sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 541 recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kathyleen has been recorded 541 times among girls since 1914, 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 1914 to 1998.
- #11,290 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 541 born since 1914
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kathyleen ranks #11,290 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 541 born since 1914, peaking in the 1950s.
- #11,290 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 541
- born since 1914
- 1950s
- peak decade
Kathyleen's 541 recorded births place it above 84.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kathyleen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kathyleen splits its recorded history at 1949: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1951 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kathyleen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1998
- Peak year (1951)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
Kathyleen by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (176 births, 33% of the file).
1950s was Kathyleen's strongest decade.
176 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Kathyleen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 27
1910s
27 births
- 1920s 56
1920s
56 births
- 1930s 38
1930s
38 births
- 1940s
1940s
107 births
- 1950s
1950s
176 births
- 1960s
1960s
100 births
- 1970s 26
1970s
26 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 176 births (33% of all-time use).
How Kathyleen 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 Kathyleen's total volume
Kathyleen by state
Where Kathyleen concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.1% |
6 of 541 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kathyleen's data
- Kathyleen's decade-level peak was the 1950s (176 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kathyleens (6 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kathyleen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1951)
Similar record span (~84 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, 1914–1998 (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 Kathyleen 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.