girl's name
Kathren
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Births on record 947
Kathren is a girl's name. In 2012 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1956, when 26 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1915.
Kathren over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2012, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 20 |
| 1920s | 70 |
| 1930s | 43 |
| 1940s | 93 |
| 1950s | 166 |
| 1960s | 138 |
| 1970s | 98 |
| 1980s | 121 |
| 1990s | 108 |
| 2000s | 79 |
| 2010s (to 2012) | 11 |
How popular is Kathren?
In 2012, Kathren was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Kathren
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kathren also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kathren over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kathren
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kathren — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kathren
How popular is the name Kathren?
In 2012, Kathren was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Kathren a girl's or a boy's name?
Kathren is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Kathren most popular?
Kathren peaked in 1956, when 26 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.