Girls' name · since 1941
Katleen
Since 1941, U.S. Social Security records show 203 babies named Katleen, peaking in 1953. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,660 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 203
- born since 1941
- 1950s
- peak decade
Katleen sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 203 recorded since 1941.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katleen has been recorded 203 times among girls since 1941, 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 1941 to 2009.
- #19,660 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 203 born since 1941
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katleen ranks #19,660 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 203 born since 1941, peaking in the 1950s.
- #19,660 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 203
- born since 1941
- 1950s
- peak decade
Katleen's 203 recorded births place it above 72.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Katleen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Katleen's SSA record in two at 1966 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1941, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1953 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Katleen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–2009
- Peak year (1953)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Katleen by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (76 births, 37% of the file).
1950s was Katleen's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Katleen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 20
1940s
20 births
- 1950s
1950s
76 births
- 1960s 29
1960s
29 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
43 births
- 2000s 30
2000s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 76 births (37% of all-time use).
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- Katleen's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (76 total births) through the 2000s (30) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Katleen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1941–2009 (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 Katleen 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.