Girl name Greek origin Christian tradition

Kathryn

KATH-rin · 7 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Pure, English variant of Catherine
Language
Greek
Culture
Greek;English
Religion
Christian
Style era
timeless
Themes
classic · timeless
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#717
2024 births391
Peak year1952
First appeared1880
Total US births455,036
1952 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
KateKatieKatKath
Alternate spellings
CatherineKatherineKathrine
In other languages
Katarzyna (Polish)Katharina (German)Caterina (Italian)

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