—2024 rank
1958peak year
29,896babies named Cathleen since 1880
▲ +38%5-year trend
Cathleen popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Cathleen mean?
An Irish form of Catherine, an Anglicization of Caitlin or Caitrin; long tied to Greek katharos, pure, and to the poetic Kathleen Ni Houlihan, symbol of Ireland.
OriginIrish
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Styleclassic, vintage
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Spellings & variants
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