Cathern
- Last seen for girls in 1988 at #11,798
- Peak · girls
- 1882 · 6 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 1,080since 1882
Cathern over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Cathern has never cracked the top 800 here.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | |
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| rank | births | |
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| 1994 | — | |
| 1993 | — | |
| 1992 | — | |
| 1991 | — | |
| 1990 | — | |
| 1989 | — | |
| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 |
| 1987 | — | |
| 1986 | — | |
| 1985 | #10,677 | 5 |
| 1984 | #8,153 | 7 |
| 1983 | — | |
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 |
| 1981 | #8,128 | 7 |
| 1980 | — | |
| 1979 | — | |
| 1978 | #6,948 | 8 |
| 1977 | — | |
| 1976 | — | |
| 1975 | — | |
| 1974 | #8,775 | 5 |
| 1973 | #6,666 | 7 |
| 1972 | #7,292 | 6 |
| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 |
| 1970 | #5,061 | 10 |
| 1969 | — | |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 |
| 1967 | — | |
| 1966 | #4,198 | 10 |
| 1965 | #4,494 | 9 |
| 1964 | #6,767 | 5 |
| 1963 | #4,896 | 8 |
| 1962 | #4,011 | 11 |
| 1961 | #4,239 | 10 |
| 1960 | #3,095 | 16 |
| 1959 | #4,300 | 9 |
| 1958 | #4,193 | 9 |
| 1957 | #2,416 | 22 |
| 1956 | #2,622 | 19 |
| 1955 | #2,472 | 20 |
| 1954 | #3,157 | 13 |
| 1953 | #2,516 | 18 |
| 1952 | #2,200 | 22 |
| 1951 | #2,577 | 16 |
| 1950 | #2,909 | 13 |
| 1949 | #2,134 | 21 |
| 1948 | #2,589 | 15 |
| 1947 | #2,279 | 19 |
| 1946 | #3,430 | 9 |
| 1945 | #2,598 | 12 |
| 1944 | #3,139 | 9 |
| 1943 | #2,151 | 17 |
| 1942 | #2,416 | 14 |
| 1941 | #2,096 | 16 |
| 1940 | #2,424 | 12 |
| 1939 | #2,038 | 16 |
| 1938 | #2,340 | 13 |
| 1937 | #2,196 | 14 |
| 1936 | #2,521 | 11 |
| 1935 | #2,095 | 15 |
| 1934 | #1,771 | 19 |
| 1933 | #1,970 | 16 |
| 1932 | #1,957 | 17 |
| 1931 | #2,105 | 15 |
| 1930 | #1,434 | 29 |
| 1929 | #1,825 | 20 |
| 1928 | #1,961 | 19 |
| 1927 | #1,619 | 26 |
| 1926 | #1,721 | 24 |
| 1925 | #1,891 | 21 |
| 1924 | #2,409 | 15 |
| 1923 | #1,672 | 25 |
| 1922 | #1,611 | 27 |
| 1921 | #1,723 | 25 |
| 1920 | #1,584 | 27 |
| 1919 | #1,855 | 20 |
| 1918 | #1,690 | 23 |
| 1917 | #1,708 | 21 |
| 1916 | #1,408 | 27 |
| 1915 | #1,883 | 17 |
| 1914 | #1,480 | 19 |
| 1913 | #1,766 | 12 |
| 1912 | #2,360 | 7 |
| 1911 | #1,656 | 9 |
| 1910 | #1,935 | 7 |
| 1909 | #1,471 | 9 |
| 1908 | #1,862 | 6 |
| 1907 | — | |
| 1906 | — | |
| 1905 | — | |
| 1904 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,792 | 5 |
| 1902 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,679 | 5 |
| 1900 | #1,932 | 5 |
| 1899 | #1,596 | 5 |
| 1898 | — | |
| 1897 | #1,555 | 5 |
| 1896 | — | |
| 1895 | #1,592 | 5 |
| 1894 | — | |
| 1893 | — | |
| 1892 | — | |
| 1891 | — | |
| 1890 | — | |
| 1889 | #1,025 | 7 |
| 1888 | #1,276 | 5 |
| 1887 | #1,036 | 6 |
| 1886 | — | |
| 1885 | — | |
| 1884 | #1,024 | 5 |
| 1883 | — | |
| 1882 | #813 | 6 |
| 1881 | — | |
| 1880 | — | |
First appearance
1882
The first year at least five girls were named Cathern! It came in at #813, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1883–1886, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Cathern is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Cathern in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Cathern
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1988
Rise & fade · girls
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1882
- Peaked 1882 at #813 (6 births)
- Births halved by 1883, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 1 yr
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 1 yr · 1882
Share of babies · girls
1 in 17,975
- Highest: 1 in 17,975 girls born in 1882 were named Cathern (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 356,171 girls born in 1988 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 21.2% of all girls named Cathern (229) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 29 | #813 (1882) | #1,035 |
| 1890s | 15 | #1,555 (1897) | #1,581 |
| 1900s | 30 | #1,471 (1909) | #1,747 |
| 1910s | 162 | #1,408 (1916) | #1,774 |
| 1920s | 229 | #1,584 (1920) | #1,802 |
| 1930s | 165 | #1,434 (1930) | #2,043 |
| 1940s | 144 | #2,096 (1941) | #2,526 |
| 1950s | 161 | #2,200 (1952) | #2,936 |
| 1960s | 74 | #3,095 (1960) | #4,840 |
| 1970s | 41 | #5,061 (1970) | #7,178 |
| 1980s | 30 | #8,128 (1981) | #9,599 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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