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Cathryn

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1956
  • 143 years in use
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How popular is Cathryn?

Cathryn is a girls' name, and first appears in 1882. It has been given to 16,322 children — the 1,050th most common girls' name on record.

It is still recorded, but barely: 299 births across the past decade, against a peak of 368 in a single year. That peak was in 1956.

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  • 2 syllables

Names like Cathryn

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Cathryn

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Cathryn?
Cathryn ranks 1,050th among girls' names in US records, with 16,322 births since 1882. Over the past decade it accounts for 299.
Is Cathryn a unisex name?
No. Cathryn is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Cathryn most popular?
1956, when 368 children were given the name. It has been in use for 143 years and is still recorded as of 2024.