Names / Girl names
Kathleen
Current rank
#1,156
and easing
All-time peak
#9
in 1949
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
715,300
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #9 in 1949 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Kathleen is a girls' name that first shows up in 1880. It currently sits off the most-common lists, a quieter choice. Its strongest year was 1949, at #9 nationally. Across all years, more than 715,300 children have been named this.