The first name Kathrin
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Kathrin last appeared in the official list in 2008, given to 3 girls.
3
babies named Kathrin, 1996–2025
#5,545
rank in 2008
2008
peak year
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Kathrin with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Kathrin at birth, 1880–2025
In 2021, 5 girls born in the United States were named Kathrin, the 16,449th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1990, when 36 were.
1,214
babies named Kathrin since 1880
#16,449
rank in 2021
1990
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Kathrin
14 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Kathrin ZettelAustrian alpine skier, born 1986
- Kathrin NeimkeEast German shot putter, born 1966
- Kathrin HendrichGerman footballer, born 1992
- Kathrin HölzlGerman alpine skier, born 1984
- Kathrin LangGerman biathlete, born 1986
- Kathrin WeßelGerman athletics competitor (born 1967)
- Ann-Kathrin LinsenhoffGerman equestrian, born 1960
- Kathrin KlaasGerman hammer thrower, born 1984
- Kathrin UnterwurzacherAustrian judoka, born 1992
- Kathrin BringmannGerman mathematician, born 1977
- Kathrin RögglaAustrian writer (dramas, essays, short stories, novels), born 1971
- Kathrin Barboza MárquezBolivian biologist, born 1983
Questions
- How popular is the name Kathrin?
- In 2008, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Kathrin, ranking 5,545th.
- Is Kathrin a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 1,214 US babies named Kathrin since 1880 were girls.
- When was Kathrin most popular?
- 1990 in the United States, when 36 babies were named Kathrin, its highest rank at 3,113th.