Kathlen

KATH-luhn /ˈkæθlən/
girl 2 syllables fading

Kathlen is a very rare variant of Kathleen that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.

Kathlen is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1999. Kathlen was first reported in SSA data in 1946 and peaked in 1951 (10 births).

About the name Kathlen

PronunciationKATH-luhn /ˈkæθlən/
10peak births 1951
1946first in SSA data

Names similar to Kathlen

KathleenKathlynKathaleenKathleneKaylenHellenMarlenKatherineKathlenaKathleene

How popular is Kathlen?

Girls named Kathlen
1946195019601970198019901999
Girls named Kathlen per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1946–1999 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1999) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Kathlen total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
199955#15,569
19945—#14,494
19656—#6,131
19607—#5,423
19567—#5,059
19545—#6,165
19535—#6,091
19525—#5,975
195110—#3,609
19508—#4,142
19497—#4,445
19485—#5,622
19475—#5,703
19465—#5,323
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