Girls' name · since 1917
Katheren
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.
- #24,750 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 124
- born since 1917
- 1950s
- peak decade
124 girls have been named Katheren since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Katheren recorded 124 times among girls since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1997.
- #24,750 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 124 born since 1917
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katheren ranks #24,750 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 124 born since 1917, peaking in the 1950s.
- #24,750 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 124
- born since 1917
- 1950s
- peak decade
Katheren's 124 recorded births place it above 65.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Katheren's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Katheren splits its recorded history at 1956: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1955 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Katheren popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1997
- Peak year (1955)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Katheren by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (61 births, 49% of the file).
1950s was Katheren's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Katheren births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
61 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 61 births (49% of all-time use).
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What to do with Katheren's data
- Katheren's decade-level peak was the 1950s (61 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Katheren: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~80 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, 1917–1997 (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 Katheren 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.