The first name Kathryn

In 2025, 9 girls were named Kathryn, making it the 2,788th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1996, with 635 births (#86).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Kathryn with other names.

In 2025, 381 girls born in the United States were named Kathryn, the 729th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1952, when 8,504 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.

• Kathryn Bigelow
  American filmmaker (born 1951)
• Kathryn Hahn
  American actress (born 1973)
• Kathryn D. Sullivan
  American astronaut (born 1951)
• Kathryn Newton
  American actress (born 1997)
• Kathryn Grayson
  American actress and coloratura soprano (1922–2010)
• Kathryn Morris
  American actress, born 1969
• Kathryn Joosten
  American actress (1939–2012)
• Kathryn Stockett
  American writer, born 1969
• Kathryn C. Thornton
  American scientist and NASA astronaut, born 1952
• Kathryn Beaumont
  British actress, born 1937
• Kathryn Prescott
  British actress, born 1991
• Kathryn Bernardo
  Filipino actress (born 1996)

• Sophia
• Chloe
• Phoebe
• Penelope
• Zoe
• Georgia
• Alexandra
• Margaret
• Iris
• Lydia
• Catherine
• Thea
• Nicole
• Ariana
• Katherine
• Zoey

All 347 names of Greek origin

What is the origin of the name Kathryn?

Kathryn comes from Greek.

How popular is the name Kathryn?

In 2025, 9 girls born in England and Wales were named Kathryn, ranking 2,788th. Its peak was 1996, with 635 births.

Is Kathryn a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 456,515 US babies named Kathryn since 1880 were girls.

When was Kathryn most popular?

1952 in the United States, when 8,504 babies were named Kathryn, its highest rank at 48th.

What name is Kathryn a form of?

Kathryn is a form of Catherine.