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Why parents love Kathleen- Kathleen Hanna invented Riot Grrrl — maximum punk feminism.
- Kathleen Turner has cinema's most distinctive voice.
- I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen is heartbreakingly beautiful.
- Three syllables with a warm, Irish sound: kath-LEEN.
- The meaning pure carries Greek-through-Irish depth.
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The vibe of Kathleen
pureIrishKatherineHannaRiot GrrrlTurnerballadGreekkatharos
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Origin & history of Kathleen
Greek katharos (pure)
→ Katherine
→ Irish Kathleen
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Greek / Irish roots
Kathleen is the Irish form of Katherine meaning pure. Kathleen Hanna fronted Bikini Kill and invented the Riot Grrrl movement. Kathleen Turner has cinema's most distinctive voice. I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen is one of the most heartbreaking ballads.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Irish form; Kathleen Turner (born 1954); Kathleen Hanna (born 1968).
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Today
Kathleen remains a beloved choice, ranking #958 in the US. 715,129 babies have been named Kathleen since 1880.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, Oxford Dictionary of First Names, SSA data
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How popular is Kathleen?
1951
peak year
Kathleen hit its high-water mark in 1951, when it became one of the country's most popular names — #10 nationally, with 26,716 babies given the name that year. It had been quietly building for over half a century before that, first appearing in records in 1880. Since the peak, the name has eased to around #958 today, averaging about 279 new babies per year. Kathleen has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 715,129 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
26,716
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #10)
(ranked #10)
279
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
2,790
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
715,129
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Kathleen4
Life path number
The Builder
Discipline, reliability and masterful building.
Kathleen's Life Path 1 is the leader's number — Riot-Grrrl leadership. People named Kathleen tend to be pure, revolutionary, and gifted at inventing entire musical movements.
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Invents entire movements✦
Riot-Grrrl revolutionary◈
Turner-level distinctive◎
Irish-pure♡
Ballad-heartbreakingK2
A1
T2
H8
L3
E5
E5
N5
Sum: 31 → Life path 4
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Personality of Kathleen🏛️
Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
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Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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