Kathren
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KATH-rin
- Origin
- Greek
Kathren is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “pure”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kathren mean?
Greek: spelling of Kathrin; German and Scandinavian form of Catherine
“pure”
The German and Scandinavian form of Catherine.
Meaning borrowed from Kathrin.
Is Kathren a girl's or a boy's name?
Kathren is a girls' name.
How popular is Kathren 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 26 girls. It first appears in the records in 1915.
Half of all the girls named Kathren in the US since 1880 were born between 1950 and 1986, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kathren in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8,234 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 12 | #8,711 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 13 | #6,666 |
| 1993 | 12 | #7,031 |
| 1992 | 16 | #5,711 |
| 1991 | 18 | #5,175 |
| 1990 | 13 | #6,459 |
| 1989 | 12 | #6,525 |
| 1988 | 14 | #5,593 |
| 1987 | 12 | #5,918 |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 13 | #5,346 |
| 1984 | 14 | #4,965 |
| 1983 | 10 | #6,210 |
| 1982 | 8 | #7,467 |
| 1981 | 18 | #4,161 |
| 1980 | 14 | #4,977 |
| 1979 | 9 | #6,694 |
| 1978 | 9 | #6,384 |
| 1977 | 10 | #5,886 |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
| 1975 | 9 | #5,982 |
| 1974 | 12 | #4,719 |
| 1973 | 7 | #6,664 |
| 1972 | 11 | #4,792 |
| 1971 | 12 | #4,532 |
| 1970 | 14 | #4,037 |
| 1969 | 20 | #3,011 |
| 1968 | 12 | #3,999 |
| 1967 | 16 | #3,210 |
| 1966 | 12 | #3,739 |
| 1965 | 13 | #3,548 |
| 1964 | 13 | #3,691 |
| 1963 | 18 | #2,959 |
| 1962 | 10 | #4,262 |
| 1961 | 13 | #3,607 |
| 1960 | 11 | #3,919 |
| 1959 | 10 | #4,030 |
| 1958 | 11 | #3,746 |
| 1957 | 14 | #3,149 |
| 1956 | 26 | #2,150 |
| 1955 | 19 | #2,552 |
| 1954 | 16 | #2,778 |
| 1953 | 18 | #2,515 |
| 1952 | 20 | #2,326 |
| 1951 | 17 | #2,473 |
| 1950 | 15 | #2,651 |
| 1949 | 19 | #2,273 |
| 1948 | 10 | #3,349 |
| 1947 | 17 | #2,447 |
| 1946 | 9 | #3,429 |
| 1945 | 13 | #2,457 |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 8 | #3,442 |
| 1941 | 7 | #3,557 |
| 1940 | 10 | #2,736 |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 9 | #2,938 |
| 1937 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 1936 | 7 | #3,374 |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 8 | #3,157 |
| 1933 | 5 | #4,216 |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 7 | #3,656 |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 7 | #3,873 |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 14 | #2,488 |
| 1924 | 8 | #3,663 |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,640 |
| 1922 | 9 | #3,377 |
| 1921 | 15 | #2,378 |
| 1920 | 9 | #3,339 |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,867 |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,415 |
| 1915 | 8 | #3,133 |
Nicknames for Kathren
- Kathy 3 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Kathren
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Karen Ellen Helen Kristen Katie Kirsten Catherine Laura Christine Susan Elaine Sarah
Names related to Kathren
Katherine Kathryn Katerina Katrina Katheryn Katharine Katherin Katerin
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, “Kathren: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kathren, updated 20 October 2026.