Catrin
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAT-rin
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,675 for girls
Catrin is a girls' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,675th for girls in the UK (10 babies).
What does Catrin mean?
Greek: Welsh form of Catherine
Catrin of Berain, a 16th-century heiress, was called the Mother of Wales because of her many descendants.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Catrin a girl's or a boy's name?
Catrin is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Catrin in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,675among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 28,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 60% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 10 girls in the UK were named Catrin, making it the 2,675th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,587th. Its busiest year was 2000, with 108 girls.
Half of all the girls named Catrin in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,603rd in England and Wales.
Catrin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,675 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,480 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,481 |
| 2022 | 8 | #3,050 |
| 2021 | 13 | #2,202 |
| 2020 | 20 | #1,587 |
| 2019 | 19 | #1,651 |
| 2018 | 41 | #964 |
| 2017 | 23 | #1,497 |
| 2016 | 34 | #1,096 |
| 2015 | 33 | #1,132 |
| 2014 | 36 | #1,053 |
| 2013 | 41 | #967 |
| 2012 | 40 | #978 |
| 2011 | 35 | #1,069 |
| 2010 | 50 | #789 |
| 2009 | 54 | #736 |
| 2008 | 68 | #611 |
| 2007 | 71 | #570 |
| 2006 | 90 | #476 |
| 2005 | 98 | #425 |
| 2004 | 85 | #459 |
| 2003 | 96 | #413 |
| 2002 | 93 | #395 |
| 2001 | 108 | #346 |
| 2000 | 108 | #345 |
| 1999 | 78 | #443 |
| 1998 | 87 | #408 |
| 1997 | 93 | #400 |
| 1996 | 105 | #365 |
Nicknames for Catrin
- Cat
Names like Catrin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Chloe Caitlin Sophie Charlotte Zoe Molly Georgia Erin Hannah Anna Emma Ellie
Names related to Catrin
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Iris Maisie Lainey
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Catrin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/catrin, updated 20 October 2026.