Kathleen

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Kathleen is a given name of Irish, English, Greek origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 715,129 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 713,438 as girls and 1,691 as boys. Kathleen gained popularity in the 1920s, peaked in 1951 and has since declined significantly. It is the #81 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 220
2023 248
2022 228
2021 262
2020 253
2019 280
2018 306
2017 314
2016 340
2015 341
2014 422
2013 432
2012 427
2011 451
2010 495
2009 542
2008 704
2007 779
2006 878
2005 934
2004 1,002
2003 1,096
2002 1,208
2001 1,337
2000 1,585
1999 1,630
1998 1,739
1997 1,742
1996 2,107
1995 2,281
1994 2,429
1993 2,743
1992 3,135
1991 3,376
1990 3,684
1989 3,624
1988 3,938
1987 4,185
1986 4,145
1985 4,108
1984 4,010
1983 3,944
1982 3,968
1981 3,790
1980 3,867
1979 3,649
1978 3,760
1977 3,665
1976 3,421
1975 3,563
1974 3,976
1973 4,269
1972 5,118
1971 6,171
1970 7,432
1969 8,322
1968 8,762
1967 9,242
1966 10,525
1965 11,811
1964 13,260
1963 13,571
1962 14,220
1961 15,420
1960 16,117
1959 17,677
1958 19,253
1957 19,778
1956 21,417
1955 22,049
1954 22,496
1953 23,766
1952 25,805
1951 26,749
1950 25,745
1949 26,413
1948 23,295
1947 22,143
1946 18,793
1945 13,837
1944 13,031
1943 12,186
1942 10,732
1941 7,190
1940 5,723
1939 4,674
1938 4,247
1937 3,758
1936 3,364
1935 3,367
1934 3,302
1933 3,136
1932 2,958
1931 2,812
1930 3,090
1929 2,961
1928 3,166
1927 3,274
1926 3,282
1925 3,514
1924 3,670
1923 3,764
1922 3,466
1921 3,424
1920 3,158
1919 2,587
1918 2,629
1917 2,358
1916 2,162
1915 1,946
1914 1,475
1913 1,179
1912 985
1911 663
1910 622
1909 527
1908 527
1907 440
1906 412
1905 386
1904 362
1903 352
1902 325
1901 272
1900 321
1899 230
1898 306
1897 250
1896 259
1895 192
1894 168
1893 170
1892 149
1891 113
1890 105
1889 87
1888 67
1887 50
1886 43
1885 38
1884 27
1883 21
1882 22
1881 13
1880 21