girl's name

Kathrin

KATH-rin (English)

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 1,224

Kathrin is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2021 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

  • Peaked in 1990, when 36 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1914.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Kathrin Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

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'10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Kathrin by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 25
1920s 27
1930s 18
1940s 80
1950s 184
1960s 165
1970s 175
1980s 202
1990s 206
2000s 105
2010s 22
2020s (to 2025) 5

How Popular Is Kathrin?

In 2021, Kathrin was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Where Kathrin Is Used

Canada #1,984 7 in 1992
England & Wales #6,518 3 in 2008
United States #16,106 5 in 2021

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Kathrin

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kathrin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

How to Say Kathrin

  • English KATH-rin

Sibling Names for Kathrin

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Kathrin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Kathrin

How popular is the name Kathrin?

In 2021, Kathrin was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Is Kathrin a girl's or a boy's name?

Kathrin is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Kathrin?

Kathrin has 2 syllables.

When was Kathrin most popular?

Kathrin peaked in 1990, when 36 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.