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Worldwide Name Statistics

Kathleen

Ranked #100 - 1 in 18,922 people
US

Most common in

United States

423k bearers

World total

422,798

estimated living bearers

Global rank

#100

worldwide

Country breakdown

United States423k
Worldwide
~423k
rank #100
Rarity
1 in 18,922
of people globally
Gender split
0/100
male / female %
Countries covered
1
~423k in US

About the name Kathleen

There are an estimated 422,798 people named Kathleen alive worldwide today. That ranks Kathleen at #100 globally, with the highest concentrations in United States.

In the United States, Kathleen is held by approximately 422,798 people, ranking #100 among first names. That works out to roughly 127 per 100,000 Americans (or 1 in 785 U.S. residents).

Historically Kathleen is used overwhelmingly as a female name (99.8% female).

Kathleen appears in birth records going back to 1880. Use the chart below to see how its popularity has changed across decades, and the surname section to find common pairings.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly female.

Male 0.2%Female 99.8%

Kathleen popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Kathleen, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

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  1. 1880: 21
  2. 1881: 13
  3. 1882: 22
  4. 1883: 21
  5. 1884: 27
  6. 1885: 38
  7. 1886: 43
  8. 1887: 50
  9. 1888: 67
  10. 1889: 87
  11. 1890: 105
  12. 1891: 113
  13. 1892: 149
  14. 1893: 170
  15. 1894: 168
  16. 1895: 192
  17. 1896: 259
  18. 1897: 250
  19. 1898: 306
  20. 1899: 230
  21. 1900: 321
  22. 1901: 272
  23. 1902: 325
  24. 1903: 352
  25. 1904: 362
  26. 1905: 386
  27. 1906: 412
  28. 1907: 440
  29. 1908: 527
  30. 1909: 527
  31. 1910: 622
  32. 1911: 663
  33. 1912: 985
  34. 1913: 1,179
  35. 1914: 1,475
  36. 1915: 1,946
  37. 1916: 2,162
  38. 1917: 2,358
  39. 1918: 2,629
  40. 1919: 2,587
  41. 1920: 3,158
  42. 1921: 3,424
  43. 1922: 3,466
  44. 1923: 3,764
  45. 1924: 3,670
  46. 1925: 3,514
  47. 1926: 3,282
  48. 1927: 3,274
  49. 1928: 3,166
  50. 1929: 2,961
  51. 1930: 3,090
  52. 1931: 2,812
  53. 1932: 2,958
  54. 1933: 3,136
  55. 1934: 3,302
  56. 1935: 3,367
  57. 1936: 3,364
  58. 1937: 3,758
  59. 1938: 4,247
  60. 1939: 4,674
  61. 1940: 5,723
  62. 1941: 7,190
  63. 1942: 11k
  64. 1943: 12k
  65. 1944: 13k
  66. 1945: 14k
  67. 1946: 19k
  68. 1947: 22k
  69. 1948: 23k
  70. 1949: 26k
  71. 1950: 26k
  72. 1951: 27k
  73. 1952: 26k
  74. 1953: 24k
  75. 1954: 22k
  76. 1955: 22k
  77. 1956: 21k
  78. 1957: 20k
  79. 1958: 19k
  80. 1959: 18k
  81. 1960: 16k
  82. 1961: 15k
  83. 1962: 14k
  84. 1963: 14k
  85. 1964: 13k
  86. 1965: 12k
  87. 1966: 11k
  88. 1967: 9,240
  89. 1968: 8,762
  90. 1969: 8,323
  91. 1970: 7,433
  92. 1971: 6,171
  93. 1972: 5,119
  94. 1973: 4,269
  95. 1974: 3,976
  96. 1975: 3,563
  97. 1976: 3,420
  98. 1977: 3,665
  99. 1978: 3,760
  100. 1979: 3,649
  101. 1980: 3,867
  102. 1981: 3,790
  103. 1982: 3,968
  104. 1983: 3,943
  105. 1984: 4,010
  106. 1985: 4,109
  107. 1986: 4,145
  108. 1987: 4,185
  109. 1988: 3,938
  110. 1989: 3,623
  111. 1990: 3,684
  112. 1991: 3,376
  113. 1992: 3,135
  114. 1993: 2,742
  115. 1994: 2,430
  116. 1995: 2,280
  117. 1996: 2,107
  118. 1997: 1,742
  119. 1998: 1,739
  120. 1999: 1,630
  121. 2000: 1,585
  122. 2001: 1,337
  123. 2002: 1,208
  124. 2003: 1,096
  125. 2004: 1,002
  126. 2005: 934
  127. 2006: 878
  128. 2007: 779
  129. 2008: 704
  130. 2009: 542
  131. 2010: 495
  132. 2011: 451
  133. 2012: 427
  134. 2013: 432
  135. 2014: 422
  136. 2015: 341
  137. 2016: 341
  138. 2017: 314
  139. 2018: 306
  140. 2019: 280
  141. 2020: 253
  142. 2021: 262
  143. 2022: 228
  144. 2023: 248
  145. 2024: 223
  146. 2025: 201

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Kathleen worldwide?

There are an estimated 422,798 people named Kathleen alive worldwide today, ranking #100 globally.

Is Kathleen a rare name?

Worldwide that works out to about 1 in 18,922 people. In the United States there are roughly 422,798 bearers, which is 1 in 785 Americans.

Is Kathleen a boy or girl name?

Based on historical birth records, Kathleen is used 0.2% male and 99.8% female.

Where does the name Kathleen come from?

Who are famous people named Kathleen?

Data sources

Every figure on this page is cited. See the methodology page for the full picture.

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