Cathleen
#9,457 for girls in 2025, 10 births · Last seen for boys in 1964 at #4,039
Given to girls >99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1956 · 1,115 births
- Debut · girls
- 8 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 29,923since 1896
Cathleen over time
Rank among girls' names. Cathleen has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #9,457 | 10 | — | |
| 2024 | #8,443 | 12 | — | |
| 2023 | #12,197 | 7 | — | |
| 2022 | #8,032 | 13 | — | |
| 2021 | #8,978 | 11 | — | |
| 2020 | #8,953 | 11 | — | |
| 2019 | #11,356 | 8 | — | |
| 2018 | #8,146 | 13 | — | |
| 2017 | #6,531 | 18 | — | |
| 2016 | #7,230 | 16 | — | |
| 2015 | #6,036 | 21 | — | |
| 2014 | #5,025 | 27 | — | |
| 2013 | #4,336 | 33 | — | |
| 2012 | #7,456 | 16 | — | |
| 2011 | #4,807 | 29 | — | |
| 2010 | #6,182 | 21 | — | |
| 2009 | #3,512 | 46 | — | |
| 2008 | #3,645 | 44 | — | |
| 2007 | #3,601 | 45 | — | |
| 2006 | #3,919 | 38 | — | |
| 2005 | #3,509 | 42 | — | |
| 2004 | #3,444 | 43 | — | |
| 2003 | #3,347 | 43 | — | |
| 2002 | #2,854 | 52 | — | |
| 2001 | #2,808 | 52 | — | |
| 2000 | #2,632 | 56 | — | |
| 1999 | #2,073 | 74 | — | |
| 1998 | #2,188 | 65 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,927 | 75 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,881 | 77 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,920 | 72 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,400 | 115 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,460 | 109 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,417 | 115 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,322 | 125 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,265 | 129 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,168 | 140 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,053 | 151 | — | |
| 1987 | #974 | 162 | — | |
| 1986 | #906 | 178 | — | |
| 1985 | #853 | 189 | — | |
| 1984 | #862 | 177 | — | |
| 1983 | #860 | 177 | — | |
| 1982 | #794 | 203 | — | |
| 1981 | #809 | 197 | — | |
| 1980 | #840 | 186 | — | |
| 1979 | #754 | 214 | — | |
| 1978 | #717 | 220 | — | |
| 1977 | #621 | 270 | — | |
| 1976 | #692 | 214 | — | |
| 1975 | #608 | 261 | — | |
| 1974 | #527 | 317 | — | |
| 1973 | #486 | 367 | — | |
| 1972 | #443 | 428 | — | |
| 1971 | #401 | 534 | — | |
| 1970 | #375 | 636 | — | |
| 1969 | #349 | 670 | — | |
| 1968 | #363 | 612 | — | |
| 1967 | #322 | 734 | — | |
| 1966 | #307 | 831 | — | |
| 1965 | #301 | 886 | — | |
| 1964 | #288 | 1,005 | #4,039 | 5 |
| 1963 | #327 | 822 | — | |
| 1962 | #322 | 848 | — | |
| 1961 | #302 | 931 | — | |
| 1960 | #304 | 950 | — | |
| 1959 | #279 | 1,016 | — | |
| 1958 | #255 | 1,159 | — | |
| 1957 | #264 | 1,071 | — | |
| 1956 | #251 | 1,115 | — | |
| 1955 | #268 | 1,008 | — | |
| 1954 | #287 | 870 | — | |
| 1953 | #292 | 817 | #3,798 | 5 |
| 1952 | #272 | 877 | — | |
| 1951 | #282 | 772 | — | |
| 1950 | #280 | 759 | — | |
| 1949 | #285 | 733 | — | |
| 1948 | #300 | 653 | — | |
| 1947 | #334 | 568 | — | |
| 1946 | #405 | 356 | — | |
| 1945 | #403 | 311 | — | |
| 1944 | #423 | 287 | — | |
| 1943 | #534 | 199 | — | |
| 1942 | #550 | 182 | — | |
| 1941 | #604 | 136 | — | |
| 1940 | #645 | 116 | — | |
| 1939 | #740 | 85 | — | |
| 1938 | #875 | 64 | — | |
| 1937 | #882 | 61 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,039 | 45 | — | |
| 1935 | #884 | 61 | — | |
| 1934 | #905 | 57 | — | |
| 1933 | #973 | 50 | — | |
| 1932 | #816 | 70 | — | |
| 1931 | #995 | 49 | — | |
| 1930 | #971 | 57 | — | |
| 1929 | #959 | 56 | — | |
| 1928 | #896 | 67 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,057 | 53 | — | |
| 1926 | #866 | 73 | — | |
| 1925 | #870 | 73 | — | |
| 1924 | #880 | 73 | — | |
| 1923 | #828 | 78 | — | |
| 1922 | #949 | 61 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,003 | 56 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,038 | 51 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,075 | 46 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,102 | 44 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,110 | 41 | — | |
| 1916 | #979 | 49 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,190 | 33 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,147 | 28 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,120 | 24 | — | |
| 1912 | #919 | 30 | — | |
| 1911 | #898 | 23 | — | |
| 1910 | #831 | 27 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,015 | 16 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,676 | 7 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,092 | 13 | — | |
| 1906 | #895 | 17 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,162 | 11 | — | |
| 1904 | #853 | 18 | — | |
| 1903 | #969 | 13 | — | |
| 1902 | #818 | 18 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,679 | 5 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,723 | 6 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,181 | 8 | — | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | #1,213 | 8 | — | |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Cathleen! It came in at #1,213, and was given to 8 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1897–1898, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Cathleen is popular in 1964
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Rhode Island#126 · 1 in 583
- New Hampshire#156 · 1 in 768
- Massachusetts#162 · 1 in 947
- Maine#192 · 1 in 996
- Nebraska#197 · 1 in 1,002
Best ever in a state: #64 in Nevada, 1948.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | #126 | 13 | 1 in 583 |
| New Hampshire | #156 | 7 | 1 in 768 |
| Massachusetts | #162 | 53 | 1 in 947 |
| Maine | #192 | 9 | 1 in 996 |
| Nebraska | #197 | 13 | 1 in 1,002 |
| Connecticut | #198 | 21 | 1 in 1,153 |
| Hawaii | #198 | 8 | 1 in 724 |
| New York | #199 | 159 | 1 in 1,011 |
| New Jersey | #214 | 47 | 1 in 1,211 |
| Illinois | #225 | 79 | 1 in 1,243 |
| California | #235 | 147 | 1 in 1,169 |
| District of Columbia | #237 | 10 | 1 in 1,248 |
| Wisconsin | #238 | 23 | 1 in 1,722 |
| Ohio | #246 | 62 | 1 in 1,516 |
| Utah | #246 | 8 | 1 in 1,176 |
| Pennsylvania | #252 | 58 | 1 in 1,724 |
| Maryland | #257 | 18 | 1 in 1,670 |
| Colorado | #258 | 13 | 1 in 1,364 |
| Michigan | #264 | 44 | 1 in 1,776 |
| Iowa | #274 | 13 | 1 in 1,857 |
| Oregon | #283 | 9 | 1 in 1,524 |
| New Mexico | #288 | 8 | 1 in 1,322 |
| Minnesota | #292 | 14 | 1 in 2,422 |
| Missouri | #302 | 18 | 1 in 2,196 |
| Kansas | #338 | 8 | 1 in 2,147 |
| South Carolina | #348 | 10 | 1 in 2,407 |
| Washington | #351 | 11 | 1 in 2,183 |
| Virginia | #405 | 11 | 1 in 3,622 |
| Florida | #445 | 14 | 1 in 3,430 |
| Alabama | #481 | 8 | 1 in 4,020 |
| Kentucky | #483 | 6 | 1 in 4,966 |
| Georgia | #503 | 9 | 1 in 4,874 |
| Indiana | #506 | 8 | 1 in 5,857 |
| Tennessee | #524 | 6 | 1 in 5,805 |
| North Carolina | #643 | 6 | 1 in 7,686 |
| Louisiana | #644 | 6 | 1 in 6,052 |
| Texas | #663 | 17 | 1 in 6,134 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oklahoma | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Cathleen
- 1,014 spots since 2024 (#8,443 → #9,457)
- 504 spots since 2020 (#8,953 → #9,457)
- 3,421 spots since 2015 (#6,036 → #9,457)
- Biggest jump: 861 spots in 1902 (#1,679 → #818)
- Biggest drop: 309 spots in 1905 (#853 → #1,162)
- Debuted 1896
- Peaked 1956 at #251 (1,115 births)
- Births halved by 1971, 15 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 72 yrs · run 1937–1987
- Highest: 1 in 1,736 girls born in 1958 were named Cathleen (0.06%)
- Latest: 1 in 160,727 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #251 in 1956, was only 1 in 1,801 (0.06%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 31.6% of all girls named Cathleen (9,464) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 16 | #1,181 (1899) | #1,197 |
| 1900s | 124 | #818 (1902) | #1,188 |
| 1910s | 345 | #831 (1910) | #1,037 |
| 1920s | 641 | #828 (1923) | #935 |
| 1930s | 599 | #740 (1939) | #908 |
| 1940s | 3,541 | #285 (1949) | #448 |
| 1950s | 9,464 | #251 (1956) | #273 |
| 1960s | 8,289 | #288 (1964) | #319 |
| 1970s | 3,461 | #375 (1970) | #562 |
| 1980s | 1,760 | #794 (1982) | #912 |
| 1990s | 956 | #1,265 (1990) | #1,685 |
| 2000s | 461 | #2,632 (2000) | #3,327 |
| 2010s | 202 | #4,336 (2013) | #6,711 |
| 2020s | 64 | #8,032 (2022) | #9,343 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Cathleen in 1964
Top girls' names in 1964
Top boys' names in 1964
More about 1964
girls
1,894,855 girls got a published name in 1964; 1 in 1,885 of them was named Cathleen, which outranked 96.3% of the 7,806 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,992,698 boys got a published name in 1964; 1 in 398,540 of them was named Cathleen, which outranked 12.1% of the 4,594 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 555 names at #4,039; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 864Deron#1,548 → #684
- ↑ 653Cassius#1,513 → #860
- ↑ 392Kipp#1,215 → #823
- ↑ 363Fitzgerald#1,052 → #689
- ↑ 334Adrain#1,279 → #945
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.