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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Kathrin

Kathrin was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1952, when it ranked 1998th; the most babies were born in 1990 (36). More babies were named Kathrin in the 1990s than in any other decade.

Meaning (as Kathryn) variant of Catherine (origin uncertain) · Greek, English

Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
199036 babies
Total since 1880
1,214babies recorded

What does the name Kathrin mean?

Kathrin is a spelling of Kathryn, pronounced the same way, so it shares Kathryn's meaning and origin.

Kathryn is an English spelling of Catherine, as Wiktionary notes. Catherine goes back to Greek Aikaterine. DMNES calls its origin uncertain and says it is unrelated to katharos, pure, though that link later shaped the th spelling. Wiktionary lists other proposals, including the goddess Hecate. The 4th-century martyr Catherine of Alexandria became an extremely popular medieval saint, according to DMNES. Kathryn has been used in the US since 1880.

Αἰκατερίνη (Ancient Greek, “Katherine (origin uncertain)”)

How sure is this? Uncertain. DMNES: origin uncertain.

Other explanations you may read: Means 'pure' (Greek katharos). DMNES says the names are unrelated..

Related names: Catherine, Katherine, Kate, Katie, Kathy.

See also: Greek names.

Sources for this meaning

Kathrin 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#15,9666
2000#6,98515
1990#3,11336
1980#3,66622
1970#3,15721
1960#2,68421
1950#3,32111
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Kathrin, counting every spelling?

Kathrin is a spelling of Kathryn, a name family that ranked #663 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together. Together these spellings went to 431 girls in 2025.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025
Kathryn381#7292,168
Katharine27#4,935162
Kathrine15#7,31284
Cathryn8#11,13583
Kathryne——27
Catharine——26

Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.

How old are people named Kathrin?

About 1,000 people born in the US named Kathrin are alive today, with a median age of 46; half are between 34 and 62. That makes Kathrin 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.

Kathrin by state

How common Kathrin was among girls born in each state in 1988–1992, around its peak. In 50 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: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: 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, Kathrin, girls, 1988–1992. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Kathrin

What does Kathrin mean?

Kathrin is a spelling of Kathryn, usually explained as “variant of Catherine (origin uncertain)”, but this is uncertain. Certainty: uncertain.

How popular is the name Kathrin?

Kathrin was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1952, when it ranked 1998th; the most babies were born in 1990 (36). More babies were named Kathrin in the 1990s than in any other decade.

Is Kathrin a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kathrin in the US.

Where was Kathrin most popular?

In 1988–1992, Kathrin was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls).