Catherin
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KATH-rin
- Origin
- Greek
Catherin is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “pure (by traditional association)”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Catherin mean?
Greek: spelling of Katherin, itself a spelling of Katherine
“pure (by traditional association)”
A spelling of Katherine; Saint Catherine of Alexandria was one of the most venerated early Christian martyrs.
Meaning borrowed from Katherin.
Is Catherin a girl's or a boy's name?
Catherin is a girls' name.
How popular is Catherin in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1989, with 143 girls. It first appears in the records in 1913.
Half of all the girls named Catherin in the US since 1880 were born between 1953 and 1994, the years shaded on the chart below.
Catherin in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 15 | #8,054 |
| 2008 | 14 | #8,525 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 21 | #6,123 |
| 2005 | 19 | #6,240 |
| 2004 | 18 | #6,484 |
| 2003 | 17 | #6,571 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 24 | #4,829 |
| 2000 | 17 | #6,202 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 12 | #7,527 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 12 | #7,125 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 12 | #7,031 |
| 1992 | 11 | #7,504 |
| 1991 | 15 | #5,943 |
| 1990 | 10 | #7,874 |
| 1989 | 143 | #1,146 |
| 1988 | 9 | #7,686 |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 8 | #7,560 |
| 1984 | 12 | #5,538 |
| 1983 | 10 | #6,210 |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 8 | #7,417 |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 5 | #9,650 |
| 1976 | 9 | #6,046 |
| 1975 | 6 | #7,982 |
| 1974 | 12 | #4,719 |
| 1973 | 8 | #6,078 |
| 1972 | 7 | #6,556 |
| 1971 | 11 | #4,808 |
| 1970 | 14 | #4,037 |
| 1969 | 11 | #4,417 |
| 1968 | 16 | #3,314 |
| 1967 | 8 | #4,981 |
| 1966 | 9 | #4,492 |
| 1965 | 6 | #5,816 |
| 1964 | 11 | #4,095 |
| 1963 | 13 | #3,634 |
| 1962 | 16 | #3,160 |
| 1961 | 14 | #3,459 |
| 1960 | 11 | #3,919 |
| 1959 | 15 | #3,103 |
| 1958 | 23 | #2,375 |
| 1957 | 12 | #3,488 |
| 1956 | 18 | #2,724 |
| 1955 | 18 | #2,634 |
| 1954 | 13 | #3,156 |
| 1953 | 10 | #3,686 |
| 1952 | 11 | #3,371 |
| 1951 | 8 | #4,010 |
| 1950 | 9 | #3,660 |
| 1949 | 9 | #3,611 |
| 1948 | 10 | #3,349 |
| 1947 | 10 | #3,446 |
| 1946 | 8 | #3,664 |
| 1945 | 5 | #4,554 |
| 1944 | 9 | #3,138 |
| 1943 | 7 | #3,800 |
| 1942 | 7 | #3,736 |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,952 |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 8 | #3,143 |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,699 |
| 1935 | 5 | #4,202 |
| 1934 | 5 | #4,284 |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,867 |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,566 |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,495 |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 8 | #3,392 |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,741 |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,559 |
| 1926 | 11 | #2,871 |
| 1925 | 8 | #3,663 |
| 1924 | 13 | #2,660 |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,970 |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,653 |
| 1921 | 7 | #4,021 |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,812 |
| 1918 | 8 | #3,511 |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,711 |
| 1916 | 8 | #3,256 |
| 1915 | 10 | #2,687 |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,185 |
Nicknames for Catherin
Names like Catherin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Katherine Christine Kathleen Corinne Ellen Helen Christina Katie Karen Robin Megan Sarah
Names related to Catherin
Catherine Catarina Caterina Katherin Katerin Cathryn Katherina
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Catherin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/catherin, updated 20 October 2026.