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Origin & history of Cathleen1
English / Irish roots
Cathleen comes from the English / Irish tradition, meaning Pure, innocent, noble, honorable light..
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How popular is Cathleen?
1958
peak year
The name Cathleen reached its peak in 1958, with 1,159 registrations (ranked #255). It had been quietly building for over half a century before that, first appearing in records in 1896. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #8748) today, averaging about 13 new babies per year. Cathleen has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 29,922 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
1,159
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #255)
(ranked #255)
13
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
130
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
29,922
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Cathleen5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
🌍Adventurous
🦋Free spirit
🎭Adaptable
💬Magnetic
C3
A1
T2
H8
L3
E5
E5
N5
Sum: 32 → Life path 5
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Personality of Cathleen🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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