girl's name
Cathryn
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 16,660
Northern Ireland
#359
1999 births
Cathryn is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1956, when 368 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1882.
Cathryn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 74 |
| 1890s | 183 |
| 1900s | 242 |
| 1910s | 981 |
| 1920s | 1,187 |
| 1930s | 798 |
| 1940s | 1,637 |
| 1950s | 3,271 |
| 1960s | 2,015 |
| 1970s | 1,352 |
| 1980s | 1,524 |
| 1990s | 1,451 |
| 2000s | 1,022 |
| 2010s | 492 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 103 |
How popular is Cathryn?
In 2025, Cathryn was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Cathryn is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Cathryn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Cathryn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Cathryn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Cathryn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Cathryn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Cathryn
How popular is the name Cathryn?
In 2025, Cathryn was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Cathryn a girl's or a boy's name?
Cathryn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Cathryn most popular?
Cathryn peaked in 1956, when 368 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Cathryn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Cathryn currently ranks #10,979 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.