Is Cathleen a boy or girl name?
Cathleen is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 11 girls and 0 boys were named Cathleen, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 29,922 US babies named Cathleen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,030
- Babies named Cathleen since 1896
- 29,922
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 1,159 babies
Boys and girls named Cathleen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 16 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 124 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 345 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 641 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 599 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 3,541 | 100% |
| 1950s | 5 | 9,464 | 99.9% |
| 1960s | 5 | 8,289 | 99.9% |
| 1970s | 0 | 3,461 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,760 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 956 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 461 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 202 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 53 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,030 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,389 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,124 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,086 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,055 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,573 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,242 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,592 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,325 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,065 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,051 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,348 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,522 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,829 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,225 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,522 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,658 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,612 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,942 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,523 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,452 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,365 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,860 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,816 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,638 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,076 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,195 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,931 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,884 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,922 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,402 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,462 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,419 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,323 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,265 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,168 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,055 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 162 | #975 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 178 | #906 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 189 | #853 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 177 | #862 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 177 | #860 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 203 | #794 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 197 | #809 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 186 | #840 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 214 | #755 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 220 | #717 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 270 | #621 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 214 | #692 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 261 | #608 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 317 | #528 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 367 | #486 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 428 | #443 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 534 | #401 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 636 | #375 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 670 | #349 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 612 | #364 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 733 | #322 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 831 | #307 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 886 | #301 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,132 | 1,005 | #288 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 821 | #327 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 849 | #322 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 932 | #302 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 950 | #304 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 1,016 | #279 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 1,159 | #255 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 1,071 | #264 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 1,115 | #251 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 1,008 | #268 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 870 | #287 |
| 1953 | 5 | #3,895 | 817 | #292 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 877 | #272 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 772 | #282 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 759 | #280 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 733 | #285 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 653 | #300 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 568 | #334 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 356 | #405 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 311 | #403 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 287 | #423 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 199 | #534 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 182 | #551 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 136 | #604 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 116 | #645 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 85 | #740 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 64 | #875 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 61 | #883 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,041 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 61 | #885 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 57 | #905 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 50 | #974 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 70 | #816 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 49 | #997 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 57 | #971 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 56 | #959 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 67 | #896 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,058 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 73 | #867 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 73 | #871 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 73 | #880 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 78 | #828 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 61 | #952 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,004 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,042 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,077 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,106 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,113 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 49 | #980 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,200 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,154 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,126 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 30 | #924 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 23 | #903 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 27 | #833 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 16 | #1,018 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,703 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,100 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 17 | #900 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,173 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 18 | #855 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 13 | #984 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 18 | #821 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,722 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,758 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,189 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,226 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cathleen reached #3,895 in 1953. As a girl name, it reached #251 in 1956. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cathleen
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.