Kathleen

girl

🌱 Below the charts

—2024 rank
1951peak year
713,098babies named Kathleen since 1880
▼ 21%5-year trend

Kathleen popularity over 145 years

roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024 · Source: US Social Security Administration, births per year

peak 195118801920196020002024

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