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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Kathyrn

Kathyrn was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 776th; the most babies were born in 1953 (105). More babies were named Kathyrn in the 1950s 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
1953105 babies
Total since 1880
3,172babies recorded

Kathyrn popularity since 1880

050100150200 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——
2000#6,33517
1990#4,30323
1980#3,09728
1970#2,60728
1960#1,34568
1950#99185
1940#1,86719
1930#2,36914
1920#2,12118
1910#2,2846
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Kathyrn, counting every spelling?

Kathyrn has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Kathyrn?

About 2,200 people born in the US named Kathyrn are alive today, with a median age of 63; half are between 44 and 72. That makes Kathyrn a name most people associate with older generations.

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.

Kathyrn by state

How common Kathyrn was among girls born in each state in 1951–1955, around its peak. In 35 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: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesWI0.03Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesWA0.10Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMN0.03Illinois: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIL0.02Michigan: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMI0.04New York: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: 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: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesIA0.04Indiana: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIN0.02Ohio: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesOH0.06Pennsylvania: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesPA0.03New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesCA0.06Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesMO0.02Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesWV0.05Virginia: 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: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNC0.03South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesOK0.06Louisiana: 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: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesTX0.02Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Kathyrn, girls, 1951–1955. Darker means more common.

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

Questions about the name Kathyrn

How popular is the name Kathyrn?

Kathyrn was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 776th; the most babies were born in 1953 (105). More babies were named Kathyrn in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Kathyrn a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 3,172 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Kathyrn most popular?

In 1951–1955, Kathyrn was most common in Washington (0.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Ohio.