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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Kathaleen

Kathaleen was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1952, when it ranked 742nd with 143 babies. More babies were named Kathaleen in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1952143 babies
Total since 1880
4,136babies recorded

Kathaleen popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#10,7497
1980#4,41117
1970#2,21836
1960#1,20482
1950#749133
1940#1,14041
1930#1,30534
1920#1,06549
1910#1,38112
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Kathaleen, counting every spelling?

Kathaleen has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Kathaleen?

About 2,400 people born in the US named Kathaleen are alive today, with a median age of 68; half are between 59 and 76. That makes Kathaleen a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Kathaleen by state

How common Kathaleen was among girls born in each state in 1950–1954, around its peak. In 34 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesWA0.04Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMN0.03Illinois: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesIL0.05Michigan: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesMI0.08New York: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesNY0.05Massachusetts: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesMA0.02Oregon: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesOR0.06Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesIA0.09Indiana: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesIN0.06Ohio: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesOH0.09Pennsylvania: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesPA0.07New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesCA0.09Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMO0.05Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMD0.04Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesTN0.03North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesSC0.08District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesTX0.06Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Kathaleen, girls, 1950–1954. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Kathaleen

How popular is the name Kathaleen?

Kathaleen was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1952, when it ranked 742nd with 143 babies. More babies were named Kathaleen in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Kathaleen a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 4,136 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Kathaleen most popular?

In 1950–1954, Kathaleen was most common in California (0.09 per 1,000 girls), followed by Iowa and Ohio.