Kathlene
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- kath-LEEN
- Origin
- Greek
Kathlene is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “pure (by traditional association)”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kathlene mean?
Greek: spelling of Kathleen, from Irish Caitlín
“pure (by traditional association)”
A spelling of Kathleen, the anglicised form of the Irish Caitlín, from Katherine.
Is Kathlene a girl's or a boy's name?
Kathlene is a girls' name.
How popular is Kathlene in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1950, with 120 girls. It first appears in the records in 1913.
Half of all the girls named Kathlene in the US since 1880 were born between 1950 and 1972, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kathlene in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 15 | #6,802 |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,216 |
| 1998 | 16 | #6,068 |
| 1997 | 23 | #4,505 |
| 1996 | 15 | #6,059 |
| 1995 | 17 | #5,434 |
| 1994 | 18 | #5,244 |
| 1993 | 26 | #3,982 |
| 1992 | 23 | #4,375 |
| 1991 | 27 | #3,811 |
| 1990 | 21 | #4,518 |
| 1989 | 32 | #3,247 |
| 1988 | 30 | #3,220 |
| 1987 | 23 | #3,740 |
| 1986 | 25 | #3,457 |
| 1985 | 30 | #3,007 |
| 1984 | 29 | #2,991 |
| 1983 | 44 | #2,197 |
| 1982 | 34 | #2,704 |
| 1981 | 34 | #2,657 |
| 1980 | 35 | #2,651 |
| 1979 | 41 | #2,304 |
| 1978 | 31 | #2,680 |
| 1977 | 38 | #2,341 |
| 1976 | 33 | #2,439 |
| 1975 | 33 | #2,411 |
| 1974 | 37 | #2,172 |
| 1973 | 29 | #2,506 |
| 1972 | 70 | #1,404 |
| 1971 | 61 | #1,575 |
| 1970 | 54 | #1,706 |
| 1969 | 68 | #1,402 |
| 1968 | 68 | #1,347 |
| 1967 | 74 | #1,239 |
| 1966 | 72 | #1,273 |
| 1965 | 70 | #1,292 |
| 1964 | 80 | #1,229 |
| 1963 | 85 | #1,184 |
| 1962 | 74 | #1,283 |
| 1961 | 79 | #1,242 |
| 1960 | 70 | #1,311 |
| 1959 | 76 | #1,224 |
| 1958 | 86 | #1,142 |
| 1957 | 87 | #1,123 |
| 1956 | 78 | #1,175 |
| 1955 | 80 | #1,111 |
| 1954 | 70 | #1,196 |
| 1953 | 91 | #1,008 |
| 1952 | 96 | #953 |
| 1951 | 92 | #969 |
| 1950 | 120 | #791 |
| 1949 | 86 | #962 |
| 1948 | 78 | #986 |
| 1947 | 69 | #1,067 |
| 1946 | 43 | #1,317 |
| 1945 | 54 | #1,060 |
| 1944 | 43 | #1,204 |
| 1943 | 42 | #1,250 |
| 1942 | 27 | #1,591 |
| 1941 | 28 | #1,472 |
| 1940 | 20 | #1,792 |
| 1939 | 18 | #1,881 |
| 1938 | 17 | #1,945 |
| 1937 | 22 | #1,630 |
| 1936 | 22 | #1,593 |
| 1935 | 22 | #1,606 |
| 1934 | 19 | #1,771 |
| 1933 | 13 | #2,274 |
| 1932 | 16 | #2,036 |
| 1931 | 15 | #2,104 |
| 1930 | 15 | #2,201 |
| 1929 | 10 | #2,920 |
| 1928 | 10 | #2,952 |
| 1927 | 12 | #2,698 |
| 1926 | 16 | #2,256 |
| 1925 | 13 | #2,616 |
| 1924 | 11 | #2,972 |
| 1923 | 15 | #2,366 |
| 1922 | 15 | #2,387 |
| 1921 | 18 | #2,120 |
| 1920 | 10 | #3,097 |
| 1919 | 9 | #3,217 |
| 1918 | 12 | #2,673 |
| 1917 | 8 | #3,342 |
| 1916 | 10 | #2,832 |
| 1915 | 10 | #2,687 |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,617 |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,185 |
Nicknames for Kathlene
- Kathy 3 girls in the UK in 2025
- Kath
Names like Kathlene
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Elaine Karen Christine Catherine Irene Corinne Bonnie Lorraine Renee Eileen Anne Yvonne
Names related to Kathlene
Katelyn Kathleen Katlyn Kathalina Kathlyn Cathleen Katelin Katalena
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kathlene: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kathlene, updated 20 October 2026.