Feminine dossier · first seen 1896
Cathleen
Endangered
Down 99.1% from peak
Peak era
1958
Peak births
1,159
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Cathleen
How many people are named Cathleen?
An estimated 20,309 living Americans are named Cathleen.
How rare is Cathleen?
Cathleen is very rare among babies today, with 10 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 99.1% from its 1958 peak.
How old is the typical Cathleen?
The median age of a living American named Cathleen is approximately 62 years, with most bearers falling between 54 and 69 years old.
Is Cathleen still popular?
No. Cathleen is endangered as a baby name, down 99.1% from its 1958 peak with 10 births in 2025.
Where is Cathleen most common?
Cathleen has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 2.7× more often than the national baseline.
1896Peak 19582025
Peak year
1958
Decline from peak
99.1%
2025
10
All-time
29,923
Where it lives now
Cathleen is most concentrated in Connecticut — about 2.5× the national rate in the 1970s.
States where Cathleen is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.