Cathleen Girl
How popular is Cathleen?
#9,454 girl name in 2025
10 baby girls were named Cathleen in the US in 2025, making it the 9454th most popular girl name.
24,227living people named Cathleen (est.)
64median age of people named Cathleen
29,933babies named Cathleen since 1880
1 in 331,534US babies born in 2025
Cathleen popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #9,454 for girls (▼ 1016 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 10 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-52% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #6,034 in 2015, #8,948 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1958 (1,159 girls) |
| Highest rank | #251 in 1956 |
| First recorded | 1896 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Cathleen counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kathleen family of names ranked #976 for girls in 2025 (#945 the year before), with 211 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kathleen | 201 | 95% |
| Cathleen | 10 | 5% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Cathleen by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 16 | #1,180 |
| 1900s | 124 | #818 |
| 1910s | 345 | #831 |
| 1920s | 641 | #828 |
| 1930s | 599 | #740 |
| 1940s | 3,541 | #285 |
| 1950s | 9,464 | #251 |
| 1960s | 8,289 | #288 |
| 1970s | 3,461 | #375 |
| 1980s | 1,760 | #794 |
| 1990s | 956 | #1,261 |
| 2000s | 461 | #2,628 |
| 2010s | 202 | #4,334 |
| 2020s | 64 | #8,027 |
Girl names about as popular as Cathleen
Questions
- Is Cathleen a boy or girl name?
- Cathleen is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Cathleen were girls.
- How popular is the name Cathleen?
- 10 baby girls were named Cathleen in the US in 2025, making it the 9454th most popular girl name.
- When was Cathleen most popular?
- Cathleen peaked in 1958, when 1,159 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #251 in 1956.
- How many people are named Cathleen?
- 29,933 babies have been named Cathleen in the US since 1880. We estimate about 24,227 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 64.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.