Katrin
Katrin is a feminine given name. It is a German and Swedish contracted form of Katherine. Katrin may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Katrin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Katrin is a feminine given name. It is a German and Swedish contracted form of Katherine. Katrin may refer to:
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The Story of Katrin
Katrin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1951, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1977, when 37 Katrins were born — ranking #2,381 that year. As of 2026, Katrin ranks #15,178 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Katrins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Katrin
Katrin is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1951 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Katrin's peak popularity came in 1977 when it ranked #2,381. Use the chart and map above to compare Katrin'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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