How Many People Are Named Cathaleen?
An estimated 194 people in the United States have the first name Cathaleen. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 68 years old, and Cathaleen peaked in popularity in 1951 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cathaleen as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Cathaleen paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 68, Cathaleen is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1968.
Estimated Living Americans
194
About 1 in 1,766,775 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
68
years old
Peak Year
1951
19 births
Total Registered
323
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cathaleen
Cathaleen is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 323 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Cathaleen as a female name
Ranked #10,607 in 1980
5 female births in 1980
Peak: 1951 (19 births)
Cathaleen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cathaleen span from the 1910s to the 1980s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 140 babies were registered. Cathaleen has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cathaleen by Decade
How has Cathaleen tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Cathaleen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cathaleen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cathaleen
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cathaleen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cathaleen?
We estimate approximately 194 people named Cathaleen are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,766,775 Americans share this first name.
Is Cathaleen a common name?
Cathaleen is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 323 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cathaleen most popular?
Cathaleen reached peak popularity in 1951, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cathaleen is approximately 68 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cathaleen a female name?
Cathaleen is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cathaleen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cathaleen Smith, Cathaleen Johnson, Cathaleen Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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