Kathrine
Contracted spelling of Katherine, which comes from Greek Aikaterine. Its meaning is unsettled, though it was early associated with katharos, the Greek word for pure.
Kathrine in 2025
Kathrine was given to 15 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 12,618th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 221,023 babies born.
The history of Kathrine
Kathrine reached its highest point in 1956, when 275 babies were given the name, ranking 1,005th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 645th, in 1882.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 15,775 babies have been named Kathrine. Half of them were born before 1966, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation X.
Kathrine by decade
| Decade | Babies named Kathrine | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 240 | 645 |
| 1890s | 229 | 721 |
| 1900s | 252 | 974 |
| 1910s | 837 | 1,069 |
| 1920s | 1,138 | 1,173 |
| 1930s | 758 | 1,331 |
| 1940s | 1,005 | 1,103 |
| 1950s | 2,288 | 1,004 |
| 1960s | 1,817 | 1,245 |
| 1970s | 1,707 | 1,307 |
| 1980s | 2,155 | 1,267 |
| 1990s | 1,949 | 1,386 |
| 2000s | 991 | 2,590 |
| 2010s | 307 | 5,435 |
| 2020s | 102 | 10,032 |
Where Kathrine is heading
Kathrine has fallen 42% over the past decade, from 26 babies in 2015 to 15 in 2025.
Names like Kathrine
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Kathrine.