Is Cathern a boy or girl name?

Cathern is a girl’s name. Of the 1,080 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Cathern

Recorded 1882–1988 · United States

Cathern was most popular in 1930, when 29 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,584 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,080 people named Cathern.

Cathern over time

Births per year. The dot marks Cathern’s peak in 1930. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Cathern a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Cathern is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,080 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org