Is Kathern a boy or girl name?

Kathern is a girl’s name. Of the 3,323 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Kathern

Recorded 1884–2006 · United States

Kathern was most popular in 1954, when 96 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,681 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,323 people named Kathern.

Kathern over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kathern’s peak in 1954. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kathern a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kathern is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,323 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.

Names that peaked alongside Kathern

Where Kathern is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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