The first name Kathrine
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Kathrine last appeared in the official list in 2020, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 1996, with 17 births (#1,112).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Kathrine with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Kathrine at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 15 girls born in the United States were named Kathrine, the 7,312th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1956, when 275 were.
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 Kathrine
8 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Kathrine SwitzerAmerican marathon runner, author, and television commentator, born 1947
- Kathrine HeindahlDanish handball player, born 1992
- Kathrine TaylorAmerican writer (1903–1997)
- Kathrine KühlDanish association football player, born 2003
- Kathrine Le MessurierAustralian tennis player (1898–1981)
- Kathrine WindfeldDanish film director, 1966–2015
- Hannah SpencerBritish politician (born 1991)
- Ida KarstoftDanish athlete, born 1995
Questions
- How popular is the name Kathrine?
- In 2020, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Kathrine, ranking 5,493rd. Its peak was 1996, with 17 births.
- Is Kathrine a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 15,775 US babies named Kathrine since 1880 were girls.
- When was Kathrine most popular?
- 1956 in the United States, when 275 babies were named Kathrine, its highest rank at 569th.