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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Kathern

Kathern was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1886, when it ranked 803rd; the most babies were born in 1954 (96). More babies were named Kathern in the 1950s 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
195496 babies
Total since 1880
3,323babies recorded

Kathern popularity since 1880

0255075100 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#5,67816
1980#4,61216
1970#2,06140
1960#1,80240
1950#1,04677
1940#1,00451
1930#1,05649
1920#1,23739
1910#1,47411
1900#1,3719
1890#1,4215
1880——

How popular is Kathern, counting every spelling?

Kathern has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Kathern?

About 1,700 people born in the US named Kathern are alive today, with a median age of 69; half are between 56 and 76. That makes Kathern 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.

Kathern by state

How common Kathern was among girls born in each state in 1952–1956, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in West Virginia (6.7×), Kentucky (2.9×). In 40 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: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesMI0.01New 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: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesOH0.02Pennsylvania: 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: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesCA0.03Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesCO0.06Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesMO0.06Kentucky: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesKY0.12West Virginia: 0.28 per 1,000 babiesWV0.28Virginia: 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: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesKS0.05Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesTN0.03North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesOK0.04Louisiana: 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: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesTX0.01Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Kathern, girls, 1952–1956. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Kathern

How popular is the name Kathern?

Kathern was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1886, when it ranked 803rd; the most babies were born in 1954 (96). More babies were named Kathern in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Kathern a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 3,323 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Kathern most popular?

In 1952–1956, Kathern was most common in West Virginia (0.28 per 1,000 girls), followed by Kentucky and Missouri.