How Many People Are Named Cathren?
An estimated 21 people in the United States have the first name Cathren. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 74 years old, and Cathren peaked in popularity in 1920 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cathren as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Cathren paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 74, Cathren is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1962.
- Cathren is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
21
About 1 in 16,321,635 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
74
years old
Peak Year
1920
7 births
Total Registered
69
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cathren
Cathren is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 69 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Cathren as a female name
Ranked #6,892 in 1964
5 female births in 1964
Peak: 1920 (7 births)
Cathren: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cathren span from the 1910s to the 1960s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 24 babies were registered. Cathren has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cathren by Decade
How has Cathren tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Cathren + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cathren as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cathren
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cathren: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cathren?
We estimate approximately 21 people named Cathren are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 16,321,635 Americans share this first name.
Is Cathren a common name?
Cathren is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 40.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 69 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cathren most popular?
Cathren reached peak popularity in 1920, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cathren is approximately 74 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cathren a female name?
Cathren is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cathren Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cathren Smith, Cathren Johnson, Cathren Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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