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Cathleen

girl name · Irish origin · 2 syllables

Meaning

“Irish variant of Kathleen, traditionally 'pure'”

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1950s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Cathleen peaked in the 1950s.

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