NameTides

Kathleen

Kathleen was the #1,150 girls' name in the US in 2025 (201 babies), and #997 in England & Wales and #2,282 in Canada.

Kathleen as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Kathleen as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.0510152018801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandIrelandScotlandEngland & WalesUSCanada
Kathleen as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.051015201880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#1,150 (201)#997 (34)#632 (4)#334 (4)#352 (11)#2,282 (9)—
2024#1,099 (223)#1,036 (33)—#407 (3)#197 (22)#1,949 (11)—
2023#1,018 (248)#962 (36)—#391 (3)#202 (22)#2,027 (10)—
2022#1,095 (228)#796 (45)——#174 (28)#1,989 (10)—
2021#987 (262)#983 (35)——#198 (24)#1,381 (17)—
2020#1,004 (253)#807 (45)—#333 (4)#336 (12)#1,557 (14)—
2019#944 (280)#1,063 (32)#650 (4)#336 (4)#162 (32)#1,032 (25)—
2018#883 (306)#920 (40)—#273 (6)#200 (25)#817 (34)—
2017#870 (314)#701 (58)#501 (6)—#219 (23)#949 (28)—
2016#838 (341)#938 (39)#502 (6)#353 (4)#217 (22)#949 (28)—
2015#823 (341)#809 (47)—#312 (5)#177 (32)#758 (37)—
2014#674 (422)#715 (55)#603 (5)#439 (3)#169 (34)#602 (51)—
2013#660 (432)#676 (59)#816 (3)#284 (6)#232 (23)#647 (44)—
2012#661 (427)#801 (48)#665 (4)#203 (9)#221 (25)#646 (45)—
2011#630 (451)#714 (54)#674 (4)#311 (5)#220 (24)#608 (47)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1949 at #9.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 8,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 8,000uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 7,500uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 4,500uncommon
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,800uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,900uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 17,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Kathleen is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 8,100 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 7,100 to 1 in 9,300.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Kathleen by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #852ILMichigan: #965MINew York: #1,312NYMassachusetts: #519MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #743OHPennsylvania: #515PANew Jersey: #1,168NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,361CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #983TNNorth Carolina: #905NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,406TXFlorida: #1,887FL
Kathleen (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
KathleenCanadaGirls#2,2829
KathleenEngland & WalesGirls#99734
KathleenIrelandGirls#35211
KathleenNorthern IrelandGirls#3344
KathleenNSWGirls—too few
KathleenScotlandGirls#6324
KathleenUSGirls#1,150201
KathleenUSBoys—too few