Kathryn
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning pure; variant spelling of Katherine.
Babies a year
744
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#729
down from #717
UK popularity
#2788
9 babies
How Kathryn has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #319 |
| 2016 | #396 |
| 2017 | #425 |
| 2018 | #454 |
| 2019 | #484 |
| 2020 | #526 |
| 2021 | #591 |
| 2022 | #658 |
| 2023 | #681 |
| 2024 | #717 |
| 2025 | #729 |
In 2025, 9 babies in England and Wales were named Kathryn. In the US, 744 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 8,503 in 1952.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Kathryn was most common in 1950, when it went to 0.45% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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