Kathryn

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Kathryn is a given name of English, Greek origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 456,128 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 455,036 as girls and 1,092 as boys. Kathryn gained popularity in the 1900s, peaked in 1952 and has since declined significantly. It is the #148 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 391
2023 432
2022 452
2021 510
2020 574
2019 650
2018 698
2017 748
2016 839
2015 1,021
2014 1,118
2013 1,184
2012 1,230
2011 1,337
2010 1,370
2009 1,526
2008 1,782
2007 2,220
2006 2,424
2005 2,585
2004 2,775
2003 2,948
2002 3,114
2001 3,338
2000 3,644
1999 3,589
1998 3,703
1997 3,881
1996 4,102
1995 4,335
1994 4,626
1993 5,100
1992 5,697
1991 5,844
1990 6,360
1989 6,332
1988 6,365
1987 6,263
1986 6,428
1985 6,663
1984 6,563
1983 6,404
1982 6,312
1981 5,842
1980 5,553
1979 5,334
1978 4,830
1977 3,978
1976 3,275
1975 2,956
1974 2,997
1973 2,893
1972 3,143
1971 3,429
1970 3,729
1969 3,617
1968 3,574
1967 3,695
1966 4,022
1965 4,167
1964 4,948
1963 4,716
1962 5,125
1961 5,241
1960 5,883
1959 6,763
1958 7,340
1957 7,229
1956 7,607
1955 7,655
1954 8,145
1953 8,337
1952 8,517
1951 8,471
1950 7,869
1949 7,196
1948 6,185
1947 6,100
1946 5,004
1945 3,986
1944 3,864
1943 3,661
1942 3,360
1941 2,877
1940 2,449
1939 2,386
1938 2,282
1937 2,336
1936 2,120
1935 2,138
1934 2,266
1933 2,130
1932 2,275
1931 2,210
1930 2,529
1929 2,442
1928 2,687
1927 2,941
1926 3,104
1925 3,267
1924 3,605
1923 3,720
1922 3,799
1921 4,210
1920 4,093
1919 3,834
1918 4,078
1917 3,994
1916 3,933
1915 3,788
1914 2,901
1913 2,252
1912 1,905
1911 1,397
1910 1,198
1909 1,138
1908 1,058
1907 864
1906 911
1905 788
1904 787
1903 729
1902 717
1901 620
1900 721
1899 621
1898 678
1897 570
1896 625
1895 585
1894 520
1893 534
1892 549
1891 504
1890 474
1889 415
1888 446
1887 384
1886 383
1885 320
1884 344
1883 290
1882 272
1881 218
1880 204