Kathlene Girl
How popular is Kathlene?
Peaked in 1950
No babies were recorded with the name Kathlene in 2025. It was most used in 1950, when 120 girls got the name.
2,722living people named Kathlene (est.)
62median age of people named Kathlene
3,500babies named Kathlene since 1880
Kathlene popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Not used lately |
| Peak year | 1950 (120 girls) |
| Highest rank | #791 in 1950 |
| First recorded | 1913 |
Kathlene counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kathlyn family of names ranked #2,928 for girls in 2025 (#1,790 the year before), with 34 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kathlyn | 28 | 82% |
| Kaithlyn | 6 | 18% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Kathlene by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 59 | #2,673 |
| 1920s | 130 | #2,120 |
| 1930s | 179 | #1,593 |
| 1940s | 490 | #962 |
| 1950s | 876 | #791 |
| 1960s | 740 | #1,184 |
| 1970s | 427 | #1,404 |
| 1980s | 316 | #2,197 |
| 1990s | 197 | #3,811 |
| 2000s | 78 | #6,802 |
| 2010s | 8 | #11,925 |
Questions
- Is Kathlene a boy or girl name?
- Kathlene has mostly been a girl name. It hasn't been given to enough babies in the last 10 years to measure a recent split.
- How popular is the name Kathlene?
- No babies were recorded with the name Kathlene in 2025. It was most used in 1950, when 120 girls got the name.
- When was Kathlene most popular?
- Kathlene peaked in 1950, when 120 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #791 in 1950.
- How many people are named Kathlene?
- 3,500 babies have been named Kathlene in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,722 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 62.
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.