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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Cathern

Cathern was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 828th; the most babies were born in 1930 (29). More babies were named Cathern in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
193029 babies
Total since 1880
1,080babies recorded

Cathern popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970#5,10310
1960#3,10416
1950#2,92413
1940#2,44412
1930#1,43929
1920#1,59027
1910#1,9717
1900#1,9775
1890——
1880——

How popular is Cathern, counting every spelling?

Cathern has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Cathern?

About 400 people born in the US named Cathern are alive today, with a median age of 71; half are between 63 and 79. That makes Cathern a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Cathern by state

How common Cathern was among girls born in each state in 1928–1932, around its peak. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesWV0.08Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Cathern, girls, 1928–1932. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Cathern: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cathern, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Cathern

How popular is the name Cathern?

Cathern was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 828th; the most babies were born in 1930 (29). More babies were named Cathern in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Cathern a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,080 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Cathern most popular?

In 1928–1932, Cathern was most common in West Virginia (0.08 per 1,000 girls).