Cathrin
Cathrin is a name with a single cultural origin: German.
- German
Meaning & Origin of Cathrin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cathrin is a name with a single cultural origin: German.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
The Story of Cathrin
Cathrin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1916, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 7 Cathrins were born — ranking #3,957 that year. As of 2026, Cathrin ranks #10,393 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 33 Cathrins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Cathrin
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About the name Cathrin
Cathrin is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 33 births in the dataset. Cathrin's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #3,957. Use the chart and map above to compare Cathrin's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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