Recorded 1949–1956 Girls' name Peak 1949 18 births

Kathylene — girls' name

18 babies named Kathylene in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

18 girls have been named Kathylene since 1949, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1956.

18
total births
1949–1956
years on record
1950s
peak decade
61%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Kathylene was born in this single decade.

1949
Single peak year

7 babies were named Kathylene in 1949 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kathylene

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Kathylene between 1949 and 1956, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kathylene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1956. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kathylene performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kathylene shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kathylene 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 18 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.

Kathylene at a glance

Last recorded 1956

Total births

18

Since 1949

8 years of records

Peak year

1949

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1956

Active since

1949

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1956

Kathylene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1949

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1949)
7
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 195619511949 7

Kathylene by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
11 births that decade — 61% of Kathylene's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kathylene?
18 babies have been named Kathylene since 1949. It was last recorded in 1956. The peak year was 1949 with 7 births.
When was Kathylene most popular?
Kathylene was most popular in the 1950s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
How long has the name Kathylene been used?
Kathylene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 8 years of data through 1956.
What names are similar to Kathylene?
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, 1949–1956 (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.