Cathryn
Cathryn is a feminine given name. It is a variant of Katherine. Cathryn may refer to:Cathryn Bradshaw,, English actress Cathryn Carson, American historian of science Cathryn Damon (1930–1987), American actress Cathryn Hankla, American poet and novelist Cathryn Harrison, English actress Cathryn Humphris, American television writer Cathryn Mataga, game programmer who has worked on Neverwinter…
- English
Meaning & Origin of Cathryn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cathryn is a feminine given name. It is a variant of Katherine. Cathryn may refer to:Cathryn Bradshaw,, English actress Cathryn Carson, American historian of science Cathryn Damon (1930–1987), American actress Cathryn Hankla, American poet and novelist Cathryn Harrison, English actress Cathryn Humphris, American television writer Cathryn Mataga, game programmer who has worked on Neverwinter…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Cathryn
Cathryn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1882, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1956: 368 births, good for #485 nationwide. About 20% of every Cathryn on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Cathryn ranks #7,691 for baby girls with 13 births, falling sharply (-51%). All told, over 16K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Cathryn
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Names that sound like Cathryn
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About the name Cathryn
Cathryn is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1882 and has accumulated 16K births in the dataset. Cathryn's peak popularity came in 1956 when it ranked #451. Use the chart and map above to compare Cathryn'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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