Baby names
How popular is the name Kathleen?
In 2025, 201 baby girls in the U.S. were named Kathleen, the 1150th most popular name for girls. Its peak year was 1951, when 26,716 girls got the name. 713,645 girls have been named Kathleen since 1880. 1,691 boys have had the name too.
Rank in 2025
#1,150
among girls' names
Babies in 2025
201
girls named Kathleen
Peak year
1951
26,716 girls
Girls named Kathleen each year since 1880
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The numbers for Kathleen (girls)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 201 |
| 2024 | 223 |
| 2023 | 248 |
| 2022 | 228 |
| 2021 | 262 |
| 2020 | 253 |
| 2019 | 280 |
| 2018 | 306 |
| 2017 | 314 |
| 2016 | 341 |
| 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 | 2,280 |
| 1994 | 2,430 |
| 1993 | 2,742 |
| 1992 | 3,135 |
| 1991 | 3,371 |
| 1990 | 3,670 |
| 1989 | 3,596 |
| 1988 | 3,927 |
| 1987 | 4,165 |
| 1986 | 4,129 |
| 1985 | 4,087 |
| 1984 | 3,985 |
| 1983 | 3,923 |
| 1982 | 3,949 |
| 1981 | 3,776 |
| 1980 | 3,857 |
| 1979 | 3,641 |
| 1978 | 3,743 |
| 1977 | 3,649 |
| 1976 | 3,405 |
| 1975 | 3,545 |
| 1974 | 3,953 |
| 1973 | 4,250 |
| 1972 | 5,097 |
| 1971 | 6,154 |
| 1970 | 7,410 |
| 1969 | 8,299 |
| 1968 | 8,729 |
| 1967 | 9,209 |
| 1966 | 10,491 |
| 1965 | 11,778 |
| 1964 | 13,231 |
| 1963 | 13,547 |
| 1962 | 14,188 |
| 1961 | 15,395 |
| 1960 | 16,085 |
| 1959 | 17,629 |
| 1958 | 19,205 |
| 1957 | 19,742 |
| 1956 | 21,377 |
| 1955 | 22,014 |
| 1954 | 22,455 |
| 1953 | 23,731 |
| 1952 | 25,767 |
| 1951 | 26,716 |
| 1950 | 25,706 |
| 1949 | 26,357 |
| 1948 | 23,257 |
| 1947 | 22,095 |
| 1946 | 18,760 |
| 1945 | 13,802 |
| 1944 | 13,004 |
| 1943 | 12,153 |
| 1942 | 10,696 |
| 1941 | 7,160 |
| 1940 | 5,697 |
| 1939 | 4,656 |
| 1938 | 4,228 |
| 1937 | 3,743 |
| 1936 | 3,352 |
| 1935 | 3,353 |
| 1934 | 3,279 |
| 1933 | 3,121 |
| 1932 | 2,945 |
| 1931 | 2,799 |
| 1930 | 3,074 |
| 1929 | 2,941 |
| 1928 | 3,151 |
| 1927 | 3,265 |
| 1926 | 3,277 |
| 1925 | 3,503 |
| 1924 | 3,663 |
| 1923 | 3,754 |
| 1922 | 3,466 |
| 1921 | 3,419 |
| 1920 | 3,158 |
| 1919 | 2,587 |
| 1918 | 2,629 |
| 1917 | 2,358 |
| 1916 | 2,154 |
| 1915 | 1,940 |
| 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 |
Boys named Kathleen each year since 1880
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The numbers for Kathleen (boys)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2024 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2023 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2022 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2021 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2020 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2019 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2018 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2017 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2016 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2015 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2014 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2013 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2012 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2011 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2010 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2009 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2008 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2007 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2006 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2005 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2004 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2003 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2002 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2001 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2000 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1999 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1998 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1997 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1996 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1995 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1994 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1993 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1992 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1991 | 5 |
| 1990 | 14 |
| 1989 | 27 |
| 1988 | 11 |
| 1987 | 20 |
| 1986 | 16 |
| 1985 | 22 |
| 1984 | 25 |
| 1983 | 20 |
| 1982 | 19 |
| 1981 | 14 |
| 1980 | 10 |
| 1979 | 8 |
| 1978 | 17 |
| 1977 | 16 |
| 1976 | 15 |
| 1975 | 18 |
| 1974 | 23 |
| 1973 | 19 |
| 1972 | 22 |
| 1971 | 17 |
| 1970 | 23 |
| 1969 | 24 |
| 1968 | 33 |
| 1967 | 31 |
| 1966 | 33 |
| 1965 | 33 |
| 1964 | 28 |
| 1963 | 29 |
| 1962 | 30 |
| 1961 | 27 |
| 1960 | 32 |
| 1959 | 48 |
| 1958 | 50 |
| 1957 | 36 |
| 1956 | 40 |
| 1955 | 33 |
| 1954 | 41 |
| 1953 | 35 |
| 1952 | 38 |
| 1951 | 33 |
| 1950 | 40 |
| 1949 | 56 |
| 1948 | 38 |
| 1947 | 48 |
| 1946 | 33 |
| 1945 | 35 |
| 1944 | 27 |
| 1943 | 33 |
| 1942 | 36 |
| 1941 | 30 |
| 1940 | 26 |
| 1939 | 18 |
| 1938 | 19 |
| 1937 | 15 |
| 1936 | 12 |
| 1935 | 14 |
| 1934 | 23 |
| 1933 | 15 |
| 1932 | 13 |
| 1931 | 13 |
| 1930 | 16 |
| 1929 | 20 |
| 1928 | 15 |
| 1927 | 9 |
| 1926 | 5 |
| 1925 | 11 |
| 1924 | 7 |
| 1923 | 10 |
| 1922 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1921 | 5 |
| 1920 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1919 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1918 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1917 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1916 | 8 |
| 1915 | 6 |
| 1914 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1913 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1912 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1911 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1910 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1909 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1908 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1907 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1906 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1905 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1904 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1903 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1902 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1901 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1900 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1899 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1898 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1897 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1896 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1895 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1894 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1893 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1892 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1891 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1890 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1889 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1888 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1887 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1886 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1885 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1884 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1883 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1882 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1881 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1880 | Fewer than 5 |
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Source and notes
U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.
The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.