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Meaning of the nameKathleen

Kathleen is a female name of Irish origin, an English adaptation of Caitlín; the origin of the underlying name is debated.

Meaning

The meaning of Kathleen is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022)
5,575
Rank in Brazil
#2,550
Median age
21 years
2010 Census
4,212
people

Kathleen in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Kathleen, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (2,456 people).

5,557 women 0 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Kathleen is most common

States with the highest share of people named Kathleen in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Distrito Federal 0.006%
  2. São Paulo 0.005%
  3. Rio de Janeiro 0.004%
  4. Minas Gerais 0.004%
  5. Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo2,0710.005%
Minas Gerais7190.004%
Rio de Janeiro5890.004%
Rio Grande do Sul3360.003%
Paraná2610.002%
Santa Catarina1870.003%
Distrito Federal1780.006%
Bahia1710.001%
Pará1680.002%
Goiás1420.002%
Pernambuco1010.001%
Paraíba810.002%
Amazonas810.002%
Ceará750.001%
Espírito Santo590.002%
Sergipe560.003%
Maranhão520.001%
Rio Grande do Norte510.002%
Mato Grosso460.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul420.002%
Alagoas250.001%
Piauí230.001%
Tocantins200.001%
Rondônia160.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Kathleen

Kathleen is the English form of the Irish name Caitlín, which Wiktionary links to Old French Cateline, with the Irish diminutive -ín. The name Catarina (Catherine), which is usually given as the base, has a debated etymology, so the meaning of Kathleen is not settled with certainty. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,575 people named Kathleen, with a median age of 21, almost always women. Katlen is a simpler spelling, without the H.

It keeps the English spelling, with TH and -een, adapted from the Irish Caitlín. It is the most common spelling in the group.

Other spellings of Kathleen

SpellingPeople (2022)
Kathleen5,575
Katlen1,702

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Kathleen · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Kathleen · behindthename.com · origin
  3. Wiktionary: Caitlín · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  4. Behind the Name: Katherine · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Kathleen

What does the name Kathleen mean?

The meaning of Kathleen is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Kathleen in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,575 people with the first name Kathleen, which ranks it number 2,550 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

Is Kathleen a boy's or a girl's name?

Kathleen is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 5,557 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Kathleen?

Kathleen is a name of Celtic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Kathleen most common?

Proportionally, in Distrito Federal: 0.006% of the state's population is named Kathleen (178 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Kathleen?

Katlen. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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