Recorded 1917–1997 Girls' name Peak 1955 124 births

Katheren — girls' name

124 babies named Katheren in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s51930s51950s611960s181980s131990s12
1950s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Katheren was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

11 babies were named Katheren in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Katheren

The Social Security Administration has registered 124 babies named Katheren between 1917 and 1997, spanning 81 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Katheren currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Katheren performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Katheren shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Katheren in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 124 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Katheren at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

124

Since 1917

81 years of records

Peak year

1955

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1917

Recorded for 81 years

Last year on file: 1997

Katheren popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1917

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1955)
11
Annual births at peak — across 81 years of records
4681012 1997198719641956195219331917 5

Katheren by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
61 births that decade — 49% of Katheren's all-time total
1910s101920s51930s51950s611960s181980s131990s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Katheren?
124 babies have been named Katheren since 1917. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1955 with 11 births.
When was Katheren most popular?
Katheren was most popular in the 1950s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
How long has the name Katheren been used?
Katheren has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 81 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Katheren?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–1997 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.