girl's name

Katryn

KAT-rin (English)

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 377

Katryn is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2016 it was given to 6 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 1993, when 17 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1957.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Katryn Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2010s.

89
'50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Katryn by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1950s 12
1960s 31
1970s 44
1980s 89
1990s 77
2000s 71
2010s 12

How Popular Is Katryn?

In 2016, Katryn was given to 6 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 Katryn Is Used

Ireland #509 3 in 1969
Canada #2,466 6 in 1998
England & Wales #6,572 3 in 2007
United States #15,771 6 in 2016

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 Katryn

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 Katryn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

How to Say Katryn

  • English KAT-rin

Sibling Names for Katryn

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

Common Questions About Katryn

How popular is the name Katryn?

In 2016, Katryn was given to 6 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 Katryn a girl's or a boy's name?

Katryn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Katryn?

Katryn has 2 syllables.

When was Katryn most popular?

Katryn peaked in 1993, when 17 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.