Girls' name · since 1950

Katheran

15 babies named Katheran in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

15
total births
1950–1956
years on record
1950s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade

Katheran is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 15 have been recorded since 1950.

Katheran has 15 recorded births among girls since 1950, 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 1950 to 1956.

  • 15 total births
  • 1950–1956 years on record
  • 1950s peak decade
  • 100% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

15 girls have been named Katheran since 1950, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1956.

15
total births
1950–1956
years on record
1950s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Katheran was born in this single decade.

1950
Single peak year

5 babies were named Katheran in 1950 - its busiest year on record.

Katheran's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Katheran's full recorded timeline at 1952, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1950, with just 5 recorded births.

Katheran at a glance

Last recorded 1956

Total births

15

Since 1950

7 years of records

Peak year

1950

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1956

Active since

1950

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1956

Katheran popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–1956

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1950)
5
Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
5 195019521956 5

Katheran by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

1950s was Katheran's strongest decade.

15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Katheran births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 15 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Katheran?
15 babies have been named Katheran since 1950. It was last recorded in 1956. The peak year was 1950 with 5 births.
When was Katheran most popular?
Katheran was most popular in the 1950s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1950.
How long has the name Katheran been used?
Records for Katheran go back to 1950, giving 7 years of history through 1956.
What names are similar to Katheran?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kathleen, Katherine, Kathryn, Kathy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1950–1956 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Katheran: Baby Name Since 1950 - 15 Births, Peak 1950." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/katheran. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Katheran 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 July 2026.