Katryn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAT-rin
- Origin
- Greek
Katryn is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “pure”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Katryn mean?
Greek: variant spelling of Katrin, a form of Catherine
“pure”
A variant spelling of Katrin, which is the German and Scandinavian form of Catherine.
Is Katryn a girl's or a boy's name?
Katryn is a girls' name.
How popular is Katryn in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1993, with 17 girls. It first appears in the records in 1957.
Half of all the girls named Katryn in the US since 1880 were born between 1979 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
Katryn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 14 | #7,152 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 1993 | 17 | #5,413 |
| 1992 | 8 | #9,483 |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
| 1990 | 10 | #7,874 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 10 | #7,106 |
| 1987 | 9 | #7,348 |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 9 | #6,952 |
| 1984 | 10 | #6,290 |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
| 1982 | 8 | #7,467 |
| 1981 | 14 | #4,962 |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 12 | #5,212 |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 8 | #5,817 |
| 1969 | 7 | #5,972 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 6 | #5,816 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #5,890 |
| 1962 | 6 | #5,859 |
| 1961 | 6 | #5,850 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 7 | #5,030 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,085 |
Nicknames for Katryn
Names like Katryn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kaitlyn Katherine Katie Megan Devyn Brooklyn Ashlyn Kate Cassie Morgan Ryan Ashley
Names related to Katryn
Kathryn Katerina Katrina Katarina Katheryn Katherin Katerin 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, “Katryn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/katryn, updated 20 October 2026.