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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Kathlene

Kathlene was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1950, when it ranked 792nd with 120 babies. More babies were named Kathlene 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
1950120 babies
Total since 1880
3,500babies recorded

Kathlene 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#6,98415
1990#4,59221
1980#2,67335
1970#1,71254
1960#1,32170
1950#792120
1940#1,81820
1930#2,25115
1920#3,22510
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Kathlene, counting every spelling?

Kathlene has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Kathlene?

About 2,600 people born in the US named Kathlene are alive today, with a median age of 62; half are between 49 and 72. That makes Kathlene 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.

Kathlene by state

How common Kathlene was among girls born in each state in 1948–1952, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Michigan (2.3×), California (2.0×). In 38 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: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesWI0.05Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesWA0.14Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesIL0.05Michigan: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesMI0.12New York: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesNY0.02Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesIA0.04Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesOH0.05Pennsylvania: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesPA0.04New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesCA0.11Utah: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesUT0.14Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMO0.03Kentucky: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesKY0.04West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: 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: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District 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: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesTX0.02Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Kathlene, girls, 1948–1952. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Kathlene: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kathlene, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Kathlene

How popular is the name Kathlene?

Kathlene was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1950, when it ranked 792nd with 120 babies. More babies were named Kathlene in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Kathlene a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 3,500 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Kathlene most popular?

In 1948–1952, Kathlene was most common in Washington (0.14 per 1,000 girls), followed by Utah and Michigan.