Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1990

Katheryn

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,428 Trend ↓ Falling 15%

A female given name from Ancient Greek, a rare nonstandard spelling variant of Catherine.

Rank 2025
#3,428
among girls · ↑1 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
45
named Katheryn · -2% vs 2024
How common
1 in 35,717
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1990
213 babies
All-time total
15,220
#1,275 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Katheryn popularity over time

15,220 babies have been named Katheryn since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1881Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s 122 12 – #424
1890s 203 20 +66% #523
1900s 302 30 +49% #605
1910s 1,192 119 +295% #478
1920s 1,543 154 +29% #482
1930s 891 89 -42% #659
1940s 1,243 124 +40% #631
1950s 1,745 175 +40% #619
1960s 1,189 119 -32% #877
1970s 962 96 -19% #1,021
1980s 1,598 160 +66% #848
1990s 1,862 186 +17% #903
2000s 1,321 132 -29% #1,234
2010s 786 79 -40% #1,811
2020s (to 2025) 261 44 -45% #3,310

Where Katheryn is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 44 0.03 outside top 500
2027 43 0.03 outside top 500
2028 42 0.03 outside top 500
2029 41 0.03 outside top 500
2030 41 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Katheryn

Katheryn is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,428 in 2025 with 45 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 15,220 American babies have been named Katheryn. Its peak came in 1990, when 213 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Katheryn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Katheryn?

The median living Katheryn is about 41 years old; half are between 27 and 65. An estimated 10 thousand people named Katheryn are alive in the United States today.

median 41 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Katheryn year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 45 #3,428
2024 46 #3,429
2023 42 #3,676
2022 38 #3,925
2021 43 #3,580
2020 47 #3,310
2019 57 #2,909
2018 58 #2,889
2017 45 #3,456
2016 85 #2,257
2015 88 #2,156
2014 87 #2,187
2013 85 #2,199
2012 86 #2,199
2011 82 #2,285
2010 113 #1,811
2009 112 #1,883
2008 117 #1,837
2007 96 #2,108
2006 119 #1,750
2005 133 #1,541
2004 140 #1,454
2003 143 #1,390
2002 144 #1,346
2001 156 #1,262
2000 161 #1,234
1995 190 #988
1990 213 #903
1985 167 #941
1980 130 #1,084
1975 95 #1,214
1970 121 #1,021
1965 112 #976
1960 139 #889
1955 178 #708
1950 178 #643
1945 106 #723
1940 86 #745
1935 82 #746
1930 99 #693
1925 159 #568
1920 202 #482
1915 150 #508
1910 46 #624
1905 26 #704
1900 34 #608
1895 13 #915
1890 23 #555
1885 12 #643
1880 7 #707

Famous people named Katheryn

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Katheryn Winnick Katheryn Winnick Canadian actress (born 1977) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Katheryn, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Katheryn?

The median living Katheryn is about 41 years old. Half of all living Katheryns are between 27 and 65 years old.

How many people named Katheryn are alive today?

An estimated 10 thousand people named Katheryn are alive in the United States, based on 15,220 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Katheryn mean?

A female given name from Ancient Greek, a rare nonstandard spelling variant of Catherine.

How popular is the name Katheryn in 2025?

Katheryn ranked #3,428 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 45 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Katheryn?

15,220 babies have been named Katheryn in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Katheryn most popular?

Katheryn peaked in 1990, when 213 newborns received the name.

Is Katheryn a boy or girl name?

Katheryn is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Katheryn rising or falling?

Katheryn is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Katheryn become more popular?

Katheryn is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 41 girls named Katheryn in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Katheryn?

Well-known people named Katheryn include Katheryn Winnick (actor).

Names like Katheryn

Names that sound and feel close to Katheryn: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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