Kathryn

Given to 456,515 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −35% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#729

recorded as girls

15 since 2024

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recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

381

girls 381

Peak year

1951

8,460 babies recorded as girls

All-time total

456,515

since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

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Kathryn was most popular in 1951, when 8,460 babies recorded as girls got the name (4.7 per 1,000). In 2025, 381 babies were named Kathryn, ranking #729 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 35%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	381	729	<5	—
2024	393	714	<5	—
2023	432	678	<5	—
2022	452	655	<5	—
2021	510	589	<5	—
2020	574	525	<5	—
2019	651	483	<5	—
2018	699	452	<5	—
2017	748	426	<5	—
2016	839	396	<5	—
2015	1,021	318	<5	—
2014	1,118	292	<5	—
2013	1,184	270	<5	—
2012	1,230	264	<5	—
2011	1,339	235	<5	—
2010	1,370	230	<5	—
2009	1,520	213	6	10994
2008	1,782	190	<5	—
2007	2,216	163	5	12367
2006	2,420	143	5	12055
2005	2,579	125	6	10151
2004	2,757	122	18	4602
2003	2,948	117	<5	—
2002	3,109	108	6	9392
2001	3,332	97	6	9243
2000	3,644	89	<5	—
1999	3,590	91	<5	—
1998	3,703	89	<5	—
1997	3,873	86	8	6618
1996	4,102	87	<5	—
1995	4,328	83	7	6992
1994	4,620	79	6	7770
1993	5,092	68	8	6228
1992	5,686	60	10	5236
1991	5,832	57	12	4476
1990	6,353	57	7	6415
1989	6,294	58	38	1919
1988	6,342	55	23	2509
1987	6,238	51	26	2215
1986	6,393	48	35	1760
1985	6,634	48	29	1975
1984	6,538	48	25	2098
1983	6,370	50	32	1748
1982	6,284	48	28	1929
1981	5,823	48	19	2496
1980	5,527	50	25	2110
1979	5,312	50	22	2236
1978	4,808	57	22	2134
1977	3,964	70	13	3037
1976	3,262	88	12	3095
1975	2,947	99	9	3659
1974	2,991	98	6	4634
1973	2,885	107	8	3694
1972	3,127	103	16	2323
1971	3,419	111	9	3370
1970	3,719	104	11	2891
1969	3,617	104	<5	—
1968	3,561	100	13	2311
1967	3,695	92	<5	—
1966	4,008	86	14	2132
1965	4,157	87	10	2617
1964	4,924	84	24	1615
1963	4,701	93	15	2115
1962	5,107	88	18	1896
1961	5,226	93	14	2242
1960	5,868	82	16	2042
1959	6,746	69	18	1916
1958	7,324	58	16	2026
1957	7,211	65	18	1887
1956	7,594	60	13	2263
1955	7,640	59	14	2139
1954	8,137	51	8	2942
1953	8,324	48	13	2186
1952	8,504	48	13	2153
1951	8,460	45	11	2367
1950	7,863	46	6	3329
1949	7,184	52	12	2225
1948	6,177	54	8	2788
1947	6,091	55	9	2671
1946	4,999	63	6	3173
1945	3,971	65	15	1772
1944	3,855	68	9	2467
1943	3,647	75	14	1986
1942	3,350	82	10	2386
1941	2,869	87	8	2656
1940	2,438	103	11	2179
1939	2,379	106	7	2829
1938	2,282	113	<5	—
1937	2,326	108	10	2332
1936	2,110	113	10	2301
1935	2,127	111	11	2246
1934	2,258	108	8	2742
1933	2,121	108	9	2542
1932	2,263	107	12	2191
1931	2,202	108	8	2864
1930	2,515	101	14	2079
1929	2,434	104	8	2980
1928	2,681	99	6	3697
1927	2,933	90	8	3151
1926	3,094	87	10	2725
1925	3,262	88	5	4197
1924	3,598	81	7	3505
1923	3,714	72	6	3822
1922	3,792	73	7	3532
1921	4,201	64	9	2986
1920	4,082	67	11	2602
1919	3,825	66	9	2877
1918	4,068	63	10	2699
1917	3,984	60	10	2562
1916	3,933	60	<5	—
1915	3,778	60	10	2458
1914	2,901	63	<5	—
1913	2,246	66	6	2496
1912	1,905	71	<5	—
1911	1,397	73	<5	—
1910	1,198	80	<5	—
1909	1,138	74	<5	—
1908	1,058	77	<5	—
1907	864	88	<5	—
1906	911	78	<5	—
1905	788	86	<5	—
1904	787	83	<5	—
1903	729	86	<5	—
1902	717	87	<5	—
1901	620	90	<5	—
1900	721	93	<5	—
1899	621	87	<5	—
1898	671	89	7	885
1897	570	93	<5	—
1896	625	88	<5	—
1895	585	90	<5	—
1894	520	96	<5	—
1893	534	90	<5	—
1892	549	88	<5	—
1891	504	87	<5	—
1890	474	91	<5	—
1889	415	94	<5	—
1888	446	92	<5	—
1887	384	87	<5	—
1886	383	89	<5	—
1885	320	92	<5	—
1884	344	86	<5	—
1883	290	93	<5	—
1882	272	95	<5	—
1881	218	98	<5	—
1880	204	102	<5	—