Is Kathren a boy or girl name?

Kathren is a girl’s name. Of the 947 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Kathren

Recorded 1915–2012 · United States

Kathren was most popular in 1956, when 26 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,503 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 947 people named Kathren.

Kathren over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kathren’s peak in 1956. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kathren a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kathren is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 947 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