Recorded 1914–1998 Girls' name Peak 1951 541 births

Kathyleen — girls' name

541 babies named Kathyleen in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s271920s561930s381940s1071950s1761960s1001970s261980s61990s5
1950s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Kathyleen was born in this single decade.

1951
Single peak year

26 babies were named Kathyleen in 1951 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kathyleen

The Social Security Administration has registered 541 babies named Kathyleen between 1914 and 1998, spanning 85 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kathyleen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1951, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kathyleen performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 176 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Kathyleen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kathyleen in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kathyleen 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 541 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.

Kathyleen at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

541

Since 1914

85 years of records

Peak year

1951

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1914

Recorded for 85 years

Last year on file: 1998

Kathyleen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1914

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1951)
26
Annual births at peak — across 85 years of records
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Kathyleen by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
176 births that decade — 33% of Kathyleen's all-time total
1910s271920s561930s381940s1071950s1761960s1001970s261980s61990s5

Kathyleen by state

Where Kathyleen concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kathyleen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 1.1%
California share of Kathyleen's total US births 1.1%

6 of 541 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kathyleen?
541 babies have been named Kathyleen since 1914. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1951 with 26 births.
When was Kathyleen most popular?
Kathyleen was most popular in the 1950s decade with 176 total births. The single peak year was 1951.
Where is Kathyleen most popular?
The top states for the name Kathyleen are California (6 births).
How long has the name Kathyleen been used?
Kathyleen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 85 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Kathyleen?
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, 1914–1998 (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.