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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Katharyn

Katharyn was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 888th; the most babies were born in 1987 (36). More babies were named Katharyn in the 1980s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
198736 babies
Total since 1880
1,614babies recorded

Katharyn popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010#15,9636
2000#6,63916
1990#3,32033
1980#4,05719
1970#7,4726
1960#3,43614
1950#4,1398
1940#3,6797
1930#3,5058
1920#1,78023
1910#1,6989
1900#1,27010
1890#1,2756
1880——

How popular is Katharyn, counting every spelling?

Katharyn has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Katharyn?

About 1,000 people born in the US named Katharyn are alive today, with a median age of 41; half are between 32 and 58. That makes Katharyn mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Katharyn by state

How common Katharyn was among girls born in each state in 1985–1989, around its peak. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIL0.02Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesCA0.01Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Katharyn, girls, 1985–1989. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Katharyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Katharyn, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Katharyn

How popular is the name Katharyn?

Katharyn was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 888th; the most babies were born in 1987 (36). More babies were named Katharyn in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Is Katharyn a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,614 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Katharyn most popular?

In 1985–1989, Katharyn was most common in Illinois (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and California.