girl's name

Kathlene

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 8
  • Births on record 3,590

Ireland

#546

1988 births

Kathlene is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2014 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1950, when 120 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1913.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Kathlene over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2014, not a full ten years.

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'10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Kathlene by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 59
1920s 130
1930s 179
1940s 490
1950s 876
1960s 740
1970s 427
1980s 316
1990s 197
2000s 78
2010s (to 2014) 8

How popular is Kathlene?

In 2014, Kathlene was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Kathlene is used

Ireland #546 3 in 1988
Canada #2,323 6 in 1993
France #4,108 5 in 1997
United States #12,651 8 in 2014

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Kathlene

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Kathlene also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kathlene over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Kathlene

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kathlene — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Kathlene

How popular is the name Kathlene?

In 2014, Kathlene was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Kathlene a girl's or a boy's name?

Kathlene is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Kathlene?

Kathlene has 2 syllables.

When was Kathlene most popular?

Kathlene peaked in 1950, when 120 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.