Cathryn Girl
How popular is Cathryn?
#10,913 girl name in 2025
8 baby girls were named Cathryn in the US in 2025, making it the 10913th most popular girl name.
11,535living people named Cathryn (est.)
56median age of people named Cathryn
16,332babies named Cathryn since 1880
1 in 414,418US babies born in 2025
Cathryn popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #10,913 for girls (▼ 4274 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 8 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-88% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,736 in 2015, #5,846 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1956 (368 girls) |
| Highest rank | #450 in 1950 |
| First recorded | 1882 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Cathryn counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kathryn family of names ranked #668 for girls in 2025 (#633 the year before), with 404 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Cathryn by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 74 | #517 |
| 1890s | 183 | #553 |
| 1900s | 242 | #593 |
| 1910s | 981 | #547 |
| 1920s | 1,187 | #594 |
| 1930s | 798 | #693 |
| 1940s | 1,637 | #469 |
| 1950s | 3,271 | #450 |
| 1960s | 2,015 | #633 |
| 1970s | 1,352 | #748 |
| 1980s | 1,524 | #942 |
| 1990s | 1,451 | #1,008 |
| 2000s | 1,022 | #1,264 |
| 2010s | 492 | #2,736 |
| 2020s | 103 | #4,603 |
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Questions
- Is Cathryn a boy or girl name?
- Cathryn is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Cathryn were girls.
- How popular is the name Cathryn?
- 8 baby girls were named Cathryn in the US in 2025, making it the 10913th most popular girl name.
- When was Cathryn most popular?
- Cathryn peaked in 1956, when 368 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #450 in 1950.
- How many people are named Cathryn?
- 16,332 babies have been named Cathryn in the US since 1880. We estimate about 11,535 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 56.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.