Kateryn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAT-er-in
- Origin
- Greek
Kateryn is a girls' name of Greek origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kateryn mean?
Greek: variant of Katherine, from Greek Aikaterine
A respelling of Katherine; the name was later linked to Greek katharos 'pure'.
Is Kateryn a girl's or a boy's name?
Kateryn is a girls' name.
How popular is Kateryn in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 13 girls. It first appears in the records in 1990.
Half of all the girls named Kateryn in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kateryn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #11,117 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 7 | #10,471 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
Nicknames for Kateryn
Names like Kateryn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kaitlyn, Kennedy, Brooklyn, Teagan, Madilyn, Eowyn, Devyn, Cassidy, Kiara, Mckenna, Camryn, Londyn
Names related to Kateryn
Katherine, Kathryn, Katerina, Katrina, Katheryn, Katherin, Katerin, 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, “Kateryn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kateryn, updated 20 October 2026.