Is Kathryn a boy or girl name?
Kathryn is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 391 girls and 0 boys were named Kathryn, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 456,128 US babies named Kathryn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #717
- Babies named Kathryn since 1880
- 456,128
- Most popular year
- 1952
- 8,517 babies
Boys and girls named Kathryn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 3,276 | 100% |
| 1890s | 7 | 5,653 | 99.9% |
| 1900s | 0 | 8,333 | 100% |
| 1910s | 45 | 29,235 | 99.8% |
| 1920s | 77 | 33,791 | 99.8% |
| 1930s | 89 | 22,583 | 99.6% |
| 1940s | 102 | 44,580 | 99.8% |
| 1950s | 130 | 77,803 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 124 | 44,864 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 128 | 36,436 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 280 | 62,445 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 58 | 47,179 | 99.9% |
| 2000s | 52 | 26,304 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 0 | 10,195 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 2,359 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 391 | #717 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 432 | #677 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 452 | #655 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 510 | #589 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 574 | #525 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 650 | #486 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 698 | #453 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 748 | #427 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 839 | #396 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,021 | #318 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,118 | #293 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,184 | #270 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,230 | #264 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,337 | #237 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,370 | #230 |
| 2009 | 6 | #11,732 | 1,520 | #213 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,782 | #190 |
| 2007 | 5 | #13,413 | 2,215 | #163 |
| 2006 | 5 | #13,042 | 2,419 | #143 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,802 | 2,579 | #125 |
| 2004 | 18 | #4,691 | 2,757 | #122 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 2,948 | #117 |
| 2002 | 6 | #10,059 | 3,108 | #108 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,927 | 3,332 | #97 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 3,644 | #89 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 3,589 | #91 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 3,703 | #89 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,949 | 3,873 | #86 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 4,102 | #87 |
| 1995 | 7 | #7,392 | 4,328 | #83 |
| 1994 | 6 | #8,286 | 4,620 | #79 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,537 | 5,092 | #68 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,450 | 5,687 | #60 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,628 | 5,832 | #57 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,806 | 6,353 | #57 |
| 1989 | 38 | #1,941 | 6,294 | #58 |
| 1988 | 23 | #2,559 | 6,342 | #55 |
| 1987 | 26 | #2,245 | 6,237 | #51 |
| 1986 | 35 | #1,774 | 6,393 | #48 |
| 1985 | 29 | #1,993 | 6,634 | #48 |
| 1984 | 25 | #2,130 | 6,538 | #48 |
| 1983 | 32 | #1,771 | 6,372 | #50 |
| 1982 | 28 | #1,963 | 6,284 | #48 |
| 1981 | 19 | #2,539 | 5,823 | #48 |
| 1980 | 25 | #2,143 | 5,528 | #50 |
| 1979 | 22 | #2,277 | 5,312 | #50 |
| 1978 | 22 | #2,160 | 4,808 | #57 |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,113 | 3,965 | #70 |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,169 | 3,263 | #88 |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,797 | 2,947 | #99 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,948 | 2,991 | #98 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,891 | 2,885 | #107 |
| 1972 | 16 | #2,374 | 3,127 | #103 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,525 | 3,420 | #111 |
| 1970 | 11 | #2,983 | 3,718 | #104 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 3,617 | #104 |
| 1968 | 13 | #2,393 | 3,561 | #100 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 3,695 | #92 |
| 1966 | 14 | #2,180 | 4,008 | #86 |
| 1965 | 10 | #2,696 | 4,157 | #87 |
| 1964 | 24 | #1,634 | 4,924 | #84 |
| 1963 | 15 | #2,161 | 4,701 | #93 |
| 1962 | 18 | #1,928 | 5,107 | #89 |
| 1961 | 14 | #2,290 | 5,227 | #93 |
| 1960 | 16 | #2,076 | 5,867 | #82 |
| 1959 | 18 | #1,940 | 6,745 | #69 |
| 1958 | 16 | #2,066 | 7,324 | #58 |
| 1957 | 18 | #1,924 | 7,211 | #65 |
| 1956 | 13 | #2,321 | 7,594 | #60 |
| 1955 | 14 | #2,184 | 7,641 | #59 |
| 1954 | 8 | #3,068 | 8,137 | #51 |
| 1953 | 13 | #2,236 | 8,324 | #48 |
| 1952 | 13 | #2,209 | 8,504 | #48 |
| 1951 | 11 | #2,435 | 8,460 | #45 |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,509 | 7,863 | #46 |
| 1949 | 12 | #2,278 | 7,184 | #52 |
| 1948 | 8 | #2,902 | 6,177 | #54 |
| 1947 | 9 | #2,771 | 6,091 | #55 |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,357 | 4,998 | #63 |
| 1945 | 15 | #1,821 | 3,971 | #65 |
| 1944 | 9 | #2,548 | 3,855 | #68 |
| 1943 | 14 | #2,033 | 3,647 | #75 |
| 1942 | 10 | #2,458 | 3,350 | #82 |
| 1941 | 8 | #2,772 | 2,869 | #87 |
| 1940 | 11 | #2,247 | 2,438 | #103 |
| 1939 | 7 | #2,986 | 2,379 | #106 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 2,282 | #114 |
| 1937 | 10 | #2,404 | 2,326 | #108 |
| 1936 | 10 | #2,373 | 2,110 | #113 |
| 1935 | 11 | #2,330 | 2,127 | #111 |
| 1934 | 8 | #2,846 | 2,258 | #108 |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,641 | 2,121 | #108 |
| 1932 | 12 | #2,255 | 2,263 | #107 |
| 1931 | 8 | #2,978 | 2,202 | #108 |
| 1930 | 14 | #2,133 | 2,515 | #101 |
| 1929 | 8 | #3,117 | 2,434 | #104 |
| 1928 | 6 | #3,934 | 2,681 | #99 |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,306 | 2,933 | #90 |
| 1926 | 10 | #2,810 | 3,094 | #87 |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,578 | 3,262 | #88 |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,677 | 3,598 | #81 |
| 1923 | 6 | #4,035 | 3,714 | #72 |
| 1922 | 7 | #3,706 | 3,792 | #73 |
| 1921 | 9 | #3,108 | 4,201 | #64 |
| 1920 | 11 | #2,679 | 4,082 | #67 |
| 1919 | 9 | #3,005 | 3,825 | #66 |
| 1918 | 10 | #2,792 | 4,068 | #63 |
| 1917 | 10 | #2,642 | 3,984 | #60 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 3,933 | #60 |
| 1915 | 10 | #2,542 | 3,778 | #60 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 2,901 | #63 |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,650 | 2,246 | #66 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 1,905 | #71 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 1,397 | #73 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 1,198 | #80 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 1,138 | #74 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 1,058 | #77 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 864 | #88 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 911 | #78 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 788 | #86 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 787 | #83 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 729 | #86 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 717 | #87 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 620 | #90 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 721 | #93 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 621 | #88 |
| 1898 | 7 | #944 | 671 | #89 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 570 | #93 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 625 | #88 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 585 | #90 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 520 | #96 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 534 | #90 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 549 | #88 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 504 | #87 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 474 | #91 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 415 | #94 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 446 | #93 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 384 | #87 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 383 | #89 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 320 | #93 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 344 | #88 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 290 | #93 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 272 | #96 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 218 | #98 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 204 | #103 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kathryn reached #944 in 1898. As a girl name, it reached #45 in 1951. 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 Kathryn
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.