Kathaleen
Meaning
“Variant spelling of Kathleen, the Irish form of Caitlin, from Old French Cateline, ultimately Greek Aikaterine, pure.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Kathaleen has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
62 people · the #57,499 first name in Brazil · median age 22
Among people named Kathaleen living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Kathaleen
Most people given the name Kathaleen in the United States were born between 1950 and 1979. The Kathaleen you meet today is most often in her 60s or 70s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Kathaleen deep dive
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