Is Kathleen a boy or girl name?
Kathleen is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 220 girls and 0 boys were named Kathleen, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 715,129 US babies named Kathleen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,109
- Babies named Kathleen since 1880
- 715,129
- Most popular year
- 1951
- 26,749 babies
Boys and girls named Kathleen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 389 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 1,942 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 3,924 | 100% |
| 1910s | 14 | 16,592 | 99.9% |
| 1920s | 82 | 33,597 | 99.8% |
| 1930s | 158 | 34,550 | 99.5% |
| 1940s | 362 | 152,981 | 99.8% |
| 1950s | 394 | 224,341 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 300 | 120,950 | 99.8% |
| 1970s | 178 | 44,846 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 184 | 39,395 | 99.5% |
| 1990s | 19 | 24,847 | 99.9% |
| 2000s | 0 | 10,065 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,808 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,211 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 220 | #1,109 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 248 | #1,021 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 228 | #1,096 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 262 | #987 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 253 | #1,005 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 280 | #944 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 306 | #884 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 314 | #871 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 340 | #841 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 341 | #823 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 422 | #674 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 432 | #659 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 427 | #662 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 451 | #632 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 495 | #596 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 542 | #564 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 704 | #448 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 779 | #422 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 878 | #371 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 934 | #339 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 1,002 | #316 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,096 | #284 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,208 | #262 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,337 | #237 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 1,585 | #204 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 1,630 | #192 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 1,739 | #171 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 1,742 | #175 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 2,107 | #152 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 2,281 | #139 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 2,429 | #130 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 2,743 | #118 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 3,135 | #108 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,890 | 3,371 | #102 |
| 1990 | 14 | #4,085 | 3,670 | #92 |
| 1989 | 27 | #2,440 | 3,597 | #90 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,313 | 3,927 | #75 |
| 1987 | 20 | #2,680 | 4,165 | #72 |
| 1986 | 16 | #3,066 | 4,129 | #68 |
| 1985 | 22 | #2,389 | 4,086 | #68 |
| 1984 | 25 | #2,129 | 3,985 | #71 |
| 1983 | 20 | #2,456 | 3,924 | #73 |
| 1982 | 19 | #2,557 | 3,949 | #77 |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,128 | 3,776 | #82 |
| 1980 | 10 | #3,990 | 3,857 | #82 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,635 | 3,641 | #84 |
| 1978 | 17 | #2,611 | 3,743 | #79 |
| 1977 | 16 | #2,730 | 3,649 | #80 |
| 1976 | 15 | #2,762 | 3,406 | #82 |
| 1975 | 18 | #2,403 | 3,545 | #80 |
| 1974 | 23 | #1,957 | 3,953 | #76 |
| 1973 | 19 | #2,176 | 4,250 | #68 |
| 1972 | 22 | #1,945 | 5,096 | #57 |
| 1971 | 17 | #2,326 | 6,154 | #53 |
| 1970 | 23 | #1,876 | 7,409 | #45 |
| 1969 | 24 | #1,707 | 8,298 | #42 |
| 1968 | 33 | #1,351 | 8,729 | #40 |
| 1967 | 31 | #1,378 | 9,211 | #40 |
| 1966 | 33 | #1,330 | 10,492 | #37 |
| 1965 | 33 | #1,348 | 11,778 | #34 |
| 1964 | 28 | #1,499 | 13,232 | #30 |
| 1963 | 29 | #1,467 | 13,542 | #28 |
| 1962 | 30 | #1,444 | 14,190 | #29 |
| 1961 | 27 | #1,559 | 15,393 | #29 |
| 1960 | 32 | #1,415 | 16,085 | #27 |
| 1959 | 48 | #1,126 | 17,629 | #23 |
| 1958 | 50 | #1,084 | 19,203 | #21 |
| 1957 | 36 | #1,308 | 19,742 | #21 |
| 1956 | 40 | #1,209 | 21,377 | #17 |
| 1955 | 33 | #1,328 | 22,016 | #17 |
| 1954 | 41 | #1,178 | 22,455 | #14 |
| 1953 | 35 | #1,270 | 23,731 | #14 |
| 1952 | 38 | #1,205 | 25,767 | #11 |
| 1951 | 33 | #1,286 | 26,716 | #10 |
| 1950 | 40 | #1,134 | 25,705 | #10 |
| 1949 | 56 | #930 | 26,357 | #9 |
| 1948 | 38 | #1,169 | 23,257 | #10 |
| 1947 | 48 | #1,045 | 22,095 | #11 |
| 1946 | 33 | #1,226 | 18,760 | #16 |
| 1945 | 35 | #1,112 | 13,802 | #19 |
| 1944 | 27 | #1,300 | 13,004 | #20 |
| 1943 | 33 | #1,201 | 12,153 | #22 |
| 1942 | 36 | #1,155 | 10,696 | #24 |
| 1941 | 30 | #1,222 | 7,160 | #36 |
| 1940 | 26 | #1,323 | 5,697 | #40 |
| 1939 | 18 | #1,608 | 4,656 | #48 |
| 1938 | 19 | #1,589 | 4,228 | #58 |
| 1937 | 15 | #1,874 | 3,743 | #61 |
| 1936 | 12 | #2,127 | 3,352 | #67 |
| 1935 | 14 | #1,988 | 3,353 | #71 |
| 1934 | 23 | #1,444 | 3,279 | #74 |
| 1933 | 15 | #1,875 | 3,121 | #77 |
| 1932 | 13 | #2,151 | 2,945 | #83 |
| 1931 | 13 | #2,160 | 2,799 | #87 |
| 1930 | 16 | #1,930 | 3,074 | #84 |
| 1929 | 20 | #1,705 | 2,941 | #89 |
| 1928 | 15 | #2,108 | 3,151 | #82 |
| 1927 | 9 | #3,030 | 3,265 | #83 |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,524 | 3,277 | #83 |
| 1925 | 11 | #2,676 | 3,503 | #81 |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,676 | 3,663 | #76 |
| 1923 | 10 | #2,857 | 3,754 | #70 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 3,466 | #80 |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,669 | 3,419 | #83 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 3,158 | #91 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 2,587 | #101 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 2,629 | #99 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 2,358 | #101 |
| 1916 | 8 | #3,058 | 2,154 | #104 |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,630 | 1,940 | #104 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 1,475 | #110 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 1,179 | #110 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 985 | #118 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 663 | #126 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 622 | #131 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 527 | #136 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 527 | #132 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 440 | #149 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 412 | #143 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 386 | #152 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 362 | #147 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 352 | #149 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 325 | #159 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 272 | #169 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 321 | #171 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 230 | #184 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 306 | #163 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 250 | #173 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 259 | #169 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 192 | #196 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 168 | #205 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 170 | #196 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 149 | #208 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 113 | #228 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 105 | #239 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 87 | #252 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 67 | #286 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 50 | #302 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 43 | #321 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 38 | #333 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 27 | #387 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 21 | #418 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 22 | #384 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 13 | #477 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 21 | #358 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kathleen reached #930 in 1949. As a girl name, it reached #9 in 1949. 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 Kathleen
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.