Baby name
Kathleen
/kath · LEEN/
Meaning
“Pure”
Irish form of Katherine, from Greek katharos meaning 'pure'.
Nicknames
kathy · kate · kat
How it ages.
A name of its generation, most Kathleens were born between 1940 and 1975.
The cultural moment.
Rare for babies today; the Irish connection keeps it in occasional use in diaspora communities.