How Many People Are Named Kathern?
An estimated 1,566 people in the United States have the first name Kathern. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 64 years old, and Kathern peaked in popularity in 1954 with 96 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kathern 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 Kathern paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,566
About 1 in 218,873 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
64
years old
Peak Year
1954
96 births
Total Registered
3,323
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kathern
Kathern is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,323 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kathern as a female name
Ranked #18,589 in 2006
5 female births in 2006
Peak: 1954 (96 births)
Kathern: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kathern span from the 1880s to the 2000s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 743 babies were registered. Kathern has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kathern by Decade
How has Kathern 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.
Kathern by State
Birth registrations for Kathern span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in West Virginia, Kentucky, California. The lowest are in Virginia, Oregon, Louisiana. On average, about 39 Katherns were registered per state.
Kathern + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kathern as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kathern: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kathern?
We estimate approximately 1,566 people named Kathern 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 218,873 Americans share this first name.
Is Kathern a common name?
Kathern is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,323 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kathern most popular?
Kathern reached peak popularity in 1954, when 96 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kathern is approximately 64 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kathern a female name?
Kathern is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kathern Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kathern Smith, Kathern Johnson, Kathern 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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