Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Origin: EnglishKathleen is a female given name, used in English- and Irish-language communities. Sometimes spelled Cathleen, it is an Anglicized form of Caitlín, the Irish form of Cateline, which was the Old French form of Catherine.
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In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Kathleen yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 21 | #358 |
| 1881 | 13 | #477 |
| 1882 | 22 | #384 |
| 1883 | 21 | #418 |
| 1884 | 27 | #387 |
| 1885 | 38 | #333 |
| 1886 | 43 | #321 |
| 1887 | 50 | #302 |
| 1888 | 67 | #286 |
| 1889 | 87 | #252 |
| 1890 | 105 | #239 |
| 1891 | 113 | #228 |
| 1892 | 149 | #208 |
| 1893 | 170 | #196 |
| 1894 | 168 | #205 |
| 1895 | 192 | #196 |
| 1896 | 259 | #169 |
| 1897 | 250 | #173 |
| 1898 | 306 | #163 |
| 1899 | 230 | #184 |
| 1900 | 321 | #171 |
| 1901 | 272 | #169 |
| 1902 | 325 | #159 |
| 1903 | 352 | #149 |
| 1904 | 362 | #147 |
| 1905 | 386 | #152 |
| 1906 | 412 | #143 |
| 1907 | 440 | #149 |
| 1908 | 527 | #132 |
| 1909 | 527 | #136 |
| 1910 | 622 | #131 |
| 1911 | 663 | #126 |
| 1912 | 985 | #118 |
| 1913 | 1,179 | #110 |
| 1914 | 1,475 | #110 |
| 1915 | 1,940 | #104 |
| 1916 | 2,154 | #104 |
| 1917 | 2,358 | #101 |
| 1918 | 2,629 | #99 |
| 1919 | 2,587 | #101 |
| 1920 | 3,158 | #91 |
| 1921 | 3,419 | #83 |
| 1922 | 3,466 | #80 |
| 1923 | 3,754 | #70 |
| 1924 | 3,663 | #76 |
| 1925 | 3,503 | #81 |
| 1926 | 3,277 | #83 |
| 1927 | 3,265 | #83 |
| 1928 | 3,151 | #82 |
| 1929 | 2,941 | #89 |
| 1930 | 3,074 | #84 |
| 1931 | 2,799 | #87 |
| 1932 | 2,945 | #83 |
| 1933 | 3,121 | #77 |
| 1934 | 3,279 | #74 |
| 1935 | 3,353 | #71 |
| 1936 | 3,352 | #67 |
| 1937 | 3,743 | #61 |
| 1938 | 4,228 | #58 |
| 1939 | 4,656 | #48 |
| 1940 | 5,697 | #40 |
| 1941 | 7,160 | #36 |
| 1942 | 10,696 | #24 |
| 1943 | 12,153 | #22 |
| 1944 | 13,004 | #20 |
| 1945 | 13,802 | #19 |
| 1946 | 18,760 | #16 |
| 1947 | 22,095 | #11 |
| 1948 | 23,257 | #10 |
| 1949 | 26,357 | #9 |
| 1950 | 25,705 | #10 |
| 1951 | 26,716 | #10 |
| 1952 | 25,767 | #11 |
| 1953 | 23,731 | #14 |
| 1954 | 22,455 | #14 |
| 1955 | 22,016 | #17 |
| 1956 | 21,377 | #17 |
| 1957 | 19,742 | #21 |
| 1958 | 19,203 | #21 |
| 1959 | 17,629 | #23 |
| 1960 | 16,085 | #27 |
| 1961 | 15,393 | #29 |
| 1962 | 14,190 | #29 |
| 1963 | 13,542 | #28 |
| 1964 | 13,232 | #30 |
| 1965 | 11,778 | #34 |
| 1966 | 10,492 | #37 |
| 1967 | 9,211 | #40 |
| 1968 | 8,729 | #40 |
| 1969 | 8,298 | #42 |
| 1970 | 7,409 | #45 |
| 1971 | 6,154 | #53 |
| 1972 | 5,096 | #57 |
| 1973 | 4,250 | #68 |
| 1974 | 3,953 | #76 |
| 1975 | 3,545 | #80 |
| 1976 | 3,406 | #82 |
| 1977 | 3,649 | #80 |
| 1978 | 3,743 | #79 |
| 1979 | 3,641 | #84 |
| 1980 | 3,857 | #82 |
| 1981 | 3,776 | #82 |
| 1982 | 3,949 | #77 |
| 1983 | 3,924 | #73 |
| 1984 | 3,985 | #71 |
| 1985 | 4,086 | #68 |
| 1986 | 4,129 | #68 |
| 1987 | 4,165 | #72 |
| 1988 | 3,927 | #75 |
| 1989 | 3,597 | #90 |
| 1990 | 3,670 | #92 |
| 1991 | 3,371 | #102 |
| 1992 | 3,135 | #108 |
| 1993 | 2,743 | #118 |
| 1994 | 2,429 | #130 |
| 1995 | 2,281 | #139 |
| 1996 | 2,107 | #152 |
| 1997 | 1,742 | #175 |
| 1998 | 1,739 | #171 |
| 1999 | 1,630 | #192 |
| 2000 | 1,585 | #204 |
| 2001 | 1,337 | #237 |
| 2002 | 1,208 | #262 |
| 2003 | 1,096 | #284 |
| 2004 | 1,002 | #316 |
| 2005 | 934 | #339 |
| 2006 | 878 | #371 |
| 2007 | 779 | #422 |
| 2008 | 704 | #448 |
| 2009 | 542 | #564 |
| 2010 | 495 | #596 |
| 2011 | 451 | #632 |
| 2012 | 427 | #662 |
| 2013 | 432 | #659 |
| 2014 | 422 | #674 |
| 2015 | 341 | #823 |
| 2016 | 340 | #841 |
| 2017 | 314 | #871 |
| 2018 | 306 | #884 |
| 2019 | 280 | #944 |
| 2020 | 253 | #1,005 |
| 2021 | 262 | #987 |
| 2022 | 228 | #1,096 |
| 2023 | 248 | #1,021 |
| 2024 | 220 | #1,109 |
