Kathrin
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KATH-rin
- Origin
- Greek
Kathrin is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “pure”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kathrin mean?
Greek: German and Scandinavian form of Catherine
“pure”
The German and Scandinavian form of Catherine.
Is Kathrin a girl's or a boy's name?
Kathrin is a girls' name.
How popular is Kathrin in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1990, with 36 girls. It first appears in the records in 1914.
Half of all the girls named Kathrin in the US since 1880 were born between 1958 and 1990, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kathrin in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 10 | #10,370 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8,711 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8,274 |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
| 2000 | 15 | #6,802 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 22 | #4,656 |
| 1996 | 18 | #5,275 |
| 1995 | 16 | #5,672 |
| 1994 | 27 | #3,887 |
| 1993 | 21 | #4,665 |
| 1992 | 19 | #5,044 |
| 1991 | 24 | #4,202 |
| 1990 | 36 | #3,073 |
| 1989 | 23 | #4,115 |
| 1988 | 28 | #3,388 |
| 1987 | 15 | #5,069 |
| 1986 | 15 | #4,961 |
| 1985 | 21 | #3,851 |
| 1984 | 19 | #3,989 |
| 1983 | 14 | #4,883 |
| 1982 | 21 | #3,779 |
| 1981 | 24 | #3,436 |
| 1980 | 22 | #3,609 |
| 1979 | 25 | #3,236 |
| 1978 | 20 | #3,637 |
| 1977 | 19 | #3,760 |
| 1976 | 17 | #3,811 |
| 1975 | 18 | #3,636 |
| 1974 | 15 | #4,040 |
| 1973 | 13 | #4,361 |
| 1972 | 10 | #5,108 |
| 1971 | 17 | #3,650 |
| 1970 | 21 | #3,110 |
| 1969 | 18 | #3,198 |
| 1968 | 17 | #3,168 |
| 1967 | 12 | #3,844 |
| 1966 | 16 | #3,147 |
| 1965 | 20 | #2,743 |
| 1964 | 15 | #3,378 |
| 1963 | 18 | #2,959 |
| 1962 | 15 | #3,292 |
| 1961 | 13 | #3,607 |
| 1960 | 21 | #2,648 |
| 1959 | 21 | #2,516 |
| 1958 | 18 | #2,754 |
| 1957 | 21 | #2,485 |
| 1956 | 13 | #3,320 |
| 1955 | 18 | #2,634 |
| 1954 | 26 | #2,075 |
| 1953 | 14 | #2,920 |
| 1952 | 26 | #1,977 |
| 1951 | 16 | #2,576 |
| 1950 | 11 | #3,234 |
| 1949 | 14 | #2,725 |
| 1948 | 10 | #3,349 |
| 1947 | 18 | #2,353 |
| 1946 | 6 | #4,416 |
| 1945 | 13 | #2,457 |
| 1944 | 14 | #2,400 |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 5 | #4,620 |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 8 | #3,143 |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 5 | #4,202 |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,568 |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,723 |
| 1927 | 6 | #4,284 |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 5 | #5,059 |
| 1923 | 6 | #4,375 |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,867 |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,415 |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 1914 | 6 | #3,187 |
Nicknames for Kathrin
- Kathy 3 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Kathrin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Robin Karen Kristen Katie Erin Nicole Megan Amy Melissa Christina Kelly Kirsten
Names related to Kathrin
Katherine Kathryn Katerina Katrina Katarina Katheryn Katharine Katherin
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, “Kathrin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kathrin, updated 20 October 2026.