Cathrine
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KATH-rin
- Origin
- Greek
Cathrine is a girls' name of Greek origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Cathrine mean?
Greek: spelling of Catherine, common in Scandinavia
A spelling of Catherine, the name of St Catherine of Alexandria, an early Christian martyr.
Is Cathrine a girl's or a boy's name?
Cathrine is a girls' name.
How popular is Cathrine in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 7 girls.
Cathrine in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1 | #5,865 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1 | #5,353 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 7 | #2,201 |
How popular is Cathrine in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1956, with 178 girls.
Half of all the girls named Cathrine in the US since 1880 were born between 1928 and 1970, the years shaded on the chart below.
Cathrine in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9,146 |
| 2010 | 16 | #7,510 |
| 2009 | 21 | #6,314 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7,069 |
| 2007 | 17 | #7,390 |
| 2006 | 26 | #5,232 |
| 2005 | 28 | #4,700 |
| 2004 | 49 | #3,123 |
| 2003 | 36 | #3,801 |
| 2002 | 39 | #3,457 |
| 2001 | 29 | #4,205 |
| 2000 | 32 | #3,881 |
| 1999 | 34 | #3,566 |
| 1998 | 38 | #3,219 |
| 1997 | 34 | #3,362 |
| 1996 | 32 | #3,500 |
| 1995 | 41 | #2,875 |
| 1994 | 62 | #2,162 |
| 1993 | 41 | #2,877 |
| 1992 | 56 | #2,313 |
| 1991 | 44 | #2,697 |
| 1990 | 49 | #2,459 |
| 1989 | 42 | #2,652 |
| 1988 | 52 | #2,182 |
| 1987 | 50 | #2,154 |
| 1986 | 38 | #2,563 |
| 1985 | 59 | #1,881 |
| 1984 | 53 | #1,945 |
| 1983 | 47 | #2,096 |
| 1982 | 56 | #1,900 |
| 1981 | 49 | #2,085 |
| 1980 | 61 | #1,785 |
| 1979 | 49 | #2,050 |
| 1978 | 47 | #2,012 |
| 1977 | 57 | #1,774 |
| 1976 | 56 | #1,714 |
| 1975 | 62 | #1,586 |
| 1974 | 58 | #1,616 |
| 1973 | 69 | #1,418 |
| 1972 | 82 | #1,254 |
| 1971 | 73 | #1,427 |
| 1970 | 83 | #1,293 |
| 1969 | 109 | #1,048 |
| 1968 | 77 | #1,244 |
| 1967 | 104 | #1,002 |
| 1966 | 107 | #988 |
| 1965 | 114 | #957 |
| 1964 | 119 | #969 |
| 1963 | 114 | #997 |
| 1962 | 131 | #925 |
| 1961 | 150 | #869 |
| 1960 | 130 | #933 |
| 1959 | 165 | #794 |
| 1958 | 173 | #754 |
| 1957 | 140 | #859 |
| 1956 | 178 | #723 |
| 1955 | 155 | #767 |
| 1954 | 131 | #820 |
| 1953 | 128 | #815 |
| 1952 | 112 | #869 |
| 1951 | 114 | #834 |
| 1950 | 117 | #802 |
| 1949 | 98 | #888 |
| 1948 | 72 | #1,040 |
| 1947 | 78 | #1,002 |
| 1946 | 73 | #978 |
| 1945 | 54 | #1,060 |
| 1944 | 55 | #1,052 |
| 1943 | 51 | #1,123 |
| 1942 | 35 | #1,367 |
| 1941 | 38 | #1,222 |
| 1940 | 43 | #1,097 |
| 1939 | 37 | #1,194 |
| 1938 | 40 | #1,140 |
| 1937 | 44 | #1,070 |
| 1936 | 47 | #1,003 |
| 1935 | 58 | #904 |
| 1934 | 47 | #1,005 |
| 1933 | 58 | #887 |
| 1932 | 54 | #965 |
| 1931 | 62 | #871 |
| 1930 | 71 | #847 |
| 1929 | 73 | #828 |
| 1928 | 87 | #765 |
| 1927 | 68 | #904 |
| 1926 | 84 | #790 |
| 1925 | 81 | #828 |
| 1924 | 88 | #792 |
| 1923 | 85 | #791 |
| 1922 | 77 | #835 |
| 1921 | 105 | #714 |
| 1920 | 92 | #757 |
| 1919 | 86 | #758 |
| 1918 | 85 | #777 |
| 1917 | 93 | #721 |
| 1916 | 72 | #802 |
| 1915 | 74 | #767 |
| 1914 | 56 | #769 |
| 1913 | 44 | #795 |
| 1912 | 46 | #735 |
| 1911 | 38 | #704 |
| 1910 | 45 | #630 |
| 1909 | 25 | #813 |
| 1908 | 20 | #882 |
| 1907 | 34 | #637 |
| 1906 | 28 | #689 |
| 1905 | 34 | #600 |
| 1904 | 17 | #880 |
| 1903 | 22 | #712 |
| 1902 | 20 | #773 |
| 1901 | 13 | #918 |
| 1900 | 27 | #688 |
| 1899 | 16 | #814 |
| 1898 | 25 | #650 |
| 1897 | 13 | #895 |
| 1896 | 18 | #754 |
| 1895 | 24 | #622 |
| 1894 | 22 | #628 |
| 1893 | 25 | #561 |
| 1892 | 20 | #638 |
| 1891 | 22 | #559 |
| 1890 | 22 | #558 |
| 1889 | 14 | #687 |
| 1888 | 19 | #572 |
| 1887 | 14 | #608 |
| 1886 | 17 | #540 |
| 1885 | 18 | #500 |
| 1884 | 17 | #501 |
| 1883 | 19 | #435 |
| 1882 | 13 | #507 |
| 1881 | 18 | #393 |
| 1880 | 13 | #466 |
Nicknames for Cathrine
Names like Cathrine
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Charlotte, Alice, Florence, Georgia, Annie, Connie, Cleo, Effie, Sophie, Katherine, Katie, Georgie
Names related to Cathrine
Catherine, Catrin, Catriona, Catarina, Caterina, Katharine, Catrina, Cathryn, Kathrine, Catharina
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Zoe, Iris
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Cathrine: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cathrine, updated 20 October 2026.