Data through 2025

Kathleen name popularity in the United States

Kathleen ranked #1150 for girls in 2025. SSA recorded 201 girls named Kathleen.

Rank#1150

for girls in 2025

Girls recorded201

SSA

Peak year1951

26,716 recorded

Five-year change-20.6%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Kathleen for boys and girls

Girls

201

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Boys

5

Share unavailable · data from 1915 to 1991

Kathleen in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025girls201#1150
2024girls223#1099
2023girls248#1018
2022girls228#1095
2021girls262#987
2020girls253#1004
2019girls280#944
2018girls306#883
2017girls314#870
2016girls341#838
2015girls341#823
2014girls422#674
Show full history (218 rows)
YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025girls201#1150
2024girls223#1099
2023girls248#1018
2022girls228#1095
2021girls262#987
2020girls253#1004
2019girls280#944
2018girls306#883
2017girls314#870
2016girls341#838
2015girls341#823
2014girls422#674
2013girls432#660
2012girls427#661
2011girls451#630
2010girls495#594
2009girls542#563
2008girls704#448
2007girls779#422
2006girls878#371
2005girls934#339
2004girls1,002#316
2003girls1,096#284
2002girls1,208#262
2001girls1,337#236
2000girls1,585#204
1999girls1,630#192
1998girls1,739#171
1997girls1,742#175
1996girls2,107#152
1995girls2,280#139
1994girls2,430#130
1993girls2,742#118
1992girls3,135#108
1991boys5#8236
1991girls3,371#102
1990boys14#3971
1990girls3,670#92
1989boys27#2416
1989girls3,596#90
1988boys11#4162
1988girls3,927#75
1987boys20#2641
1987girls4,165#72
1986boys16#3005
1986girls4,129#68
1985boys22#2357
1985girls4,087#68
1984boys25#2098
1984girls3,985#71
1983boys20#2408
1983girls3,923#73
1982boys19#2518
1982girls3,949#77
1981boys14#3030
1981girls3,776#82
1980boys10#3838
1980girls3,857#82
1979boys8#4403
1979girls3,641#84
1978boys17#2568
1978girls3,743#79
1977boys16#2665
1977girls3,649#80
1976boys15#2709
1976girls3,405#82
1975boys18#2361
1975girls3,545#80
1974boys23#1934
1974girls3,953#76
1973boys19#2124
1973girls4,250#68
1972boys22#1928
1972girls5,097#57
1971boys17#2279
1971girls6,154#53
1970boys23#1847
1970girls7,410#45
1969boys24#1680
1969girls8,299#42
1968boys33#1339
1968girls8,729#40
1967boys31#1364
1967girls9,209#40
1966boys33#1327
1966girls10,491#37
1965boys33#1335
1965girls11,778#34
1964boys28#1487
1964girls13,231#30
1963boys29#1455
1963girls13,547#28
1962boys30#1423
1962girls14,188#29
1961boys27#1552
1961girls15,395#29
1960boys32#1400
1960girls16,085#27
1959boys48#1117
1959girls17,629#23
1958boys50#1081
1958girls19,205#21
1957boys36#1300
1957girls19,742#21
1956boys40#1203
1956girls21,377#17
1955boys33#1313
1955girls22,014#17
1954boys41#1169
1954girls22,455#14
1953boys35#1261
1953girls23,731#14
1952boys38#1195
1952girls25,767#11
1951boys33#1279
1951girls26,716#10
1950boys40#1123
1950girls25,706#10
1949boys56#923
1949girls26,357#9
1948boys38#1160
1948girls23,257#10
1947boys48#1036
1947girls22,095#11
1946boys33#1217
1946girls18,760#16
1945boys35#1103
1945girls13,802#19
1944boys27#1282
1944girls13,004#20
1943boys33#1187
1943girls12,153#22
1942boys36#1139
1942girls10,696#24
1941boys30#1209
1941girls7,160#36
1940boys26#1311
1940girls5,697#40
1939boys18#1578
1939girls4,656#48
1938boys19#1559
1938girls4,228#58
1937boys15#1828
1937girls3,743#61
1936boys12#2062
1936girls3,352#67
1935boys14#1929
1935girls3,353#71
1934boys23#1425
1934girls3,279#74
1933boys15#1829
1933girls3,121#77
1932boys13#2101
1932girls2,945#83
1931boys13#2101
1931girls2,799#87
1930boys16#1889
1930girls3,074#84
1929boys20#1672
1929girls2,941#89
1928boys15#2048
1928girls3,151#82
1927boys9#2912
1927girls3,265#83
1926boys5#4201
1926girls3,277#83
1925boys11#2588
1925girls3,503#81
1924boys7#3505
1924girls3,663#76
1923boys10#2772
1923girls3,754#70
1922girls3,466#80
1921boys5#4322
1921girls3,419#83
1920girls3,158#91
1919girls2,587#101
1918girls2,629#99
1917girls2,358#101
1916boys8#2926
1916girls2,154#104
1915boys6#3392
1915girls1,940#104
1914girls1,475#110
1913girls1,179#110
1912girls985#118
1911girls663#126
1910girls622#131
1909girls527#135
1908girls527#132
1907girls440#149
1906girls412#143
1905girls386#152
1904girls362#147
1903girls352#149
1902girls325#159
1901girls272#169
1900girls321#170
1899girls230#184
1898girls306#163
1897girls250#173
1896girls259#169
1895girls192#196
1894girls168#205
1893girls170#196
1892girls149#208
1891girls113#227
1890girls105#239
1889girls87#251
1888girls67#286
1887girls50#302
1886girls43#318
1885girls38#329
1884girls27#385
1883girls21#411
1882girls22#377
1881girls13#470
1880girls21#352

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Kathleen’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-41.1%
Change since peak-99.2%