Kathaleen is a girl name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Kathaleen means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Kathaleen across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Kathaleen has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Kathaleen is a girl name of Greek origin meaning “variant of Kathleen, pure”. A respelling of Kathleen, an Irish form of Katherine.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,136 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Kathaleen per year, United States (1902 to 2008). United States peaked in 1952 (143/yr).
Kathaleen is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1952, when it ranked #1,291 nationally (given to 143 babies that year).
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