Kathryn

Girl name

Kathryn has been given to 456,515 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1952 and currently ranks #729 for girls (2025).

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

456,515

Peak year

1952 (8,517 babies)

Rank in 2025

#729 for girls

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -63%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Kathryn Bigelow

American filmmaker (born 1951)

Kathryn Hahn

American actress (born 1973)

Kathryn D. Sullivan

American astronaut (born 1951)

Kathryn Newton

American actress

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Kathryn.

471,625 babies since 1880

440,517 babies since 1909

417,018 babies since 1881

407,605 babies since 1894

512,777 babies since 1880

520,034 babies since 1898

384,073 babies since 1880

383,418 babies since 1880

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