Kathleen
Kathleen is a female given name: 100% of people named Kathleen are women, and it is recorded as female in 7 of the 7 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 0% male / 100% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Great Britain, Ireland
- US births since 1880
- 1,692 male / 711,605 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Kathleen
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Kathleen," in English, "Guten Tag Kathleen," in German. Kathleen is a female given name: about 100% of people named Kathleen are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Kathleen,
German
Guten Tag Kathleen,
French
Bonjour Kathleen,
Spanish
Estimado/a Kathleen:
Chinese
Kathleen您好：
Japanese
Kathleen様
English
Hi Kathleen,
German
Hi Kathleen,
French
Salut Kathleen,
Spanish
Hola Kathleen,
Chinese
Kathleen你好：
Japanese
Kathleenさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 0% |
| Great Britain | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Ireland | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Malta | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| France | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
1,692 male · 711,605 female · 713,297 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Kathleen a male or female name?
Kathleen is a female given name: 100% of people named Kathleen are women, and it is recorded as female in 7 of the 7 countries covered.
How do I address Kathleen in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Kathleen," in English, "Guten Tag Kathleen," in German. Kathleen is a female given name: about 100% of people named Kathleen are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Kathleen a unisex name?
Kathleen is not a unisex name: 0% of people named Kathleen are men. Kathleen leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Kathleen a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kathleen (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_kathleen,
title = {Is Kathleen a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kathleen},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}