Katharyn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KATH-rin
- Origin
- Greek
Katharyn 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 Katharyn mean?
Greek: spelling of Kathryn, from Katherine
“pure (by traditional association)”
A spelling of Kathryn, an English form of Katherine.
Is Katharyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Katharyn is a girls' name.
How popular is Katharyn in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1987, with 36 girls. It first appears in the records in 1881.
Half of all the girls named Katharyn in the US since 1880 were born between 1928 and 1989, the years shaded on the chart below.
Katharyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7,069 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6,692 |
| 2001 | 26 | #4,559 |
| 2000 | 16 | #6,481 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 23 | #4,633 |
| 1997 | 22 | #4,656 |
| 1996 | 15 | #6,059 |
| 1995 | 33 | #3,352 |
| 1994 | 31 | #3,531 |
| 1993 | 29 | #3,676 |
| 1992 | 34 | #3,261 |
| 1991 | 27 | #3,811 |
| 1990 | 33 | #3,292 |
| 1989 | 31 | #3,324 |
| 1988 | 28 | #3,388 |
| 1987 | 36 | #2,721 |
| 1986 | 23 | #3,643 |
| 1985 | 30 | #3,007 |
| 1984 | 24 | #3,422 |
| 1983 | 31 | #2,782 |
| 1982 | 28 | #3,092 |
| 1981 | 19 | #4,004 |
| 1980 | 19 | #3,991 |
| 1979 | 17 | #4,230 |
| 1978 | 25 | #3,098 |
| 1977 | 15 | #4,424 |
| 1976 | 9 | #6,046 |
| 1975 | 9 | #5,982 |
| 1974 | 7 | #6,898 |
| 1973 | 9 | #5,578 |
| 1972 | 9 | #5,479 |
| 1971 | 9 | #5,541 |
| 1970 | 6 | #7,069 |
| 1969 | 9 | #5,056 |
| 1968 | 13 | #3,788 |
| 1967 | 6 | #6,041 |
| 1966 | 9 | #4,492 |
| 1965 | 6 | #5,816 |
| 1964 | 8 | #5,007 |
| 1963 | 12 | #3,800 |
| 1962 | 7 | #5,292 |
| 1961 | 7 | #5,308 |
| 1960 | 14 | #3,356 |
| 1959 | 16 | #2,979 |
| 1958 | 13 | #3,378 |
| 1957 | 22 | #2,415 |
| 1956 | 16 | #2,928 |
| 1955 | 13 | #3,224 |
| 1954 | 12 | #3,324 |
| 1953 | 14 | #2,920 |
| 1952 | 13 | #3,039 |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,936 |
| 1950 | 8 | #3,960 |
| 1949 | 21 | #2,133 |
| 1948 | 11 | #3,136 |
| 1947 | 16 | #2,529 |
| 1946 | 8 | #3,664 |
| 1945 | 6 | #4,023 |
| 1944 | 17 | #2,095 |
| 1943 | 10 | #3,039 |
| 1942 | 10 | #2,984 |
| 1941 | 9 | #3,028 |
| 1940 | 7 | #3,501 |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 7 | #3,448 |
| 1937 | 8 | #3,145 |
| 1936 | 9 | #2,855 |
| 1935 | 7 | #3,429 |
| 1934 | 9 | #2,922 |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,405 |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,566 |
| 1931 | 8 | #3,224 |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,343 |
| 1929 | 9 | #3,135 |
| 1928 | 14 | #2,380 |
| 1927 | 12 | #2,698 |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,849 |
| 1925 | 12 | #2,777 |
| 1924 | 11 | #2,972 |
| 1923 | 6 | #4,375 |
| 1922 | 20 | #1,957 |
| 1921 | 12 | #2,762 |
| 1920 | 23 | #1,751 |
| 1919 | 19 | #1,921 |
| 1918 | 28 | #1,497 |
| 1917 | 19 | #1,847 |
| 1916 | 23 | #1,581 |
| 1915 | 15 | #2,049 |
| 1914 | 15 | #1,740 |
| 1913 | 17 | #1,405 |
| 1912 | 11 | #1,718 |
| 1911 | 10 | #1,545 |
| 1910 | 9 | #1,634 |
| 1909 | 10 | #1,369 |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 9 | #1,384 |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,727 |
| 1905 | 9 | #1,297 |
| 1904 | 8 | #1,363 |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 10 | #1,230 |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 7 | #1,379 |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 7 | #1,292 |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,484 |
| 1893 | 11 | #901 |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 10 | #893 |
| 1890 | 6 | #1,209 |
| 1889 | 5 | #1,278 |
| 1888 | 6 | #1,136 |
| 1887 | 5 | #1,147 |
| 1886 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 6 | #921 |
| 1884 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 5 | #830 |
Nicknames for Katharyn
Names like Katharyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Katie Helen Catherine Ellen Irene Margaret Sarah Lena Maggie Corinne Mary Elizabeth
Names related to Katharyn
Katherine Kathryn Katarina Katheryn Katharine Katherin Cathryn Kathrine
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, “Katharyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/katharyn, updated 20 October 2026.