Cathleen is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #9581 in 2025 with 10 recorded births. This places Cathleen in the bottom 45% of ranked US girls' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 1996 with 77 births ranking #1884. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 87.0%. In 2025, approximately 1 in every 160,727 girls born was named Cathleen. RISING Recent data shows the name is currently rising.