Girls' name · since 1956
Kath
Since 1956, U.S. Social Security records show 38 babies named Kath, peaking in 1960. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #38,194 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 38
- born since 1956
- 1950s
- peak decade
38 girls have been named Kath since 1956, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Kath has 38 recorded births among girls since 1956, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 1960.
- #38,194 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 38 born since 1956
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kath ranks #38,194 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 38 born since 1956, peaking in the 1950s.
- #38,194 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 38
- born since 1956
- 1950s
- peak decade
Kath's 38 recorded births place it above 46.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kath's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kath's SSA record in two at 1958 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1959, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1960 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kath popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1960
- Peak year (1960)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Kath by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (28 births, 74% of the file).
1950s was Kath's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Kath births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
28 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 28 births (74% of all-time use).
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- Kath's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (28 total births) through the 1960s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kath: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~4 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1956–1960 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kath draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.