Is Cathryn a boy or girl name?
Cathryn is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 17 girls and 0 boys were named Cathryn, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 16,322 US babies named Cathryn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,659
- Babies named Cathryn since 1882
- 16,322
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 368 babies
Boys and girls named Cathryn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 74 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 183 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 242 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 981 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 1,187 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 798 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,637 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 3,271 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 2,015 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,352 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,524 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,451 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,022 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 490 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 95 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,659 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,137 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,044 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,638 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,897 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,855 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,194 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,932 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,795 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,781 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,935 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,087 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,054 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,846 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,911 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,421 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 96 | #2,107 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 91 | #2,181 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,271 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,743 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,782 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,823 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,753 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,510 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,266 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,360 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,551 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,292 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 155 | #1,172 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,192 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,199 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,230 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,158 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 183 | #1,011 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 157 | #1,110 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,088 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 177 | #949 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,053 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 161 | #981 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 163 | #952 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 155 | #945 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 157 | #944 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,070 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,016 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,054 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,056 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,009 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,046 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,123 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,022 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,115 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,012 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 145 | #877 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 174 | #804 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 197 | #749 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 178 | #754 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 165 | #778 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 201 | #683 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 187 | #718 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 168 | #764 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 194 | #748 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 219 | #680 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 212 | #709 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 236 | #674 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 255 | #632 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 272 | #602 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 318 | #543 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 303 | #551 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 368 | #485 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 335 | #504 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 347 | #479 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 321 | #481 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 351 | #456 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 336 | #453 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 320 | #451 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 292 | #470 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 265 | #501 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 248 | #534 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 160 | #626 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 135 | #626 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 122 | #674 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 127 | #673 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 113 | #702 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 94 | #729 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 81 | #787 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 61 | #899 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 72 | #831 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 72 | #810 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 75 | #780 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 85 | #730 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 93 | #694 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 84 | #709 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 78 | #765 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 84 | #736 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 94 | #718 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 97 | #712 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 80 | #800 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 125 | #644 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 114 | #682 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 110 | #704 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 135 | #644 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 132 | #640 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 128 | #648 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 148 | #594 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 118 | #665 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 113 | #655 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 142 | #596 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 142 | #567 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 119 | #619 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 136 | #549 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 102 | #553 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 81 | #567 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 60 | #641 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 47 | #626 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 39 | #682 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 31 | #719 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 40 | #593 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 31 | #680 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 19 | #849 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 26 | #701 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 18 | #856 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 19 | #791 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 18 | #822 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 23 | #663 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 17 | #924 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 19 | #731 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 23 | #680 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 18 | #741 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 30 | #554 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 24 | #624 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 13 | #860 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 13 | #829 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 23 | #581 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 12 | #803 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,019 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 18 | #602 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 11 | #800 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 8 | #873 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 9 | #752 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 9 | #741 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 14 | #524 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 5 | #931 |
Highest rank
Cathryn has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #451 in 1950. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cathryn
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.