Girls' name · since 1881
Katharyn
1,614 babies named Katharyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,436 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,614
- born since 1881
- 1980s
- peak decade
Katharyn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,614 recorded since 1881.
Katharyn has 1,614 recorded births among girls since 1881, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2011.
- #5,436 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,614 born since 1881
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katharyn ranks #5,436 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,614 born since 1881, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,436 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,614
- born since 1881
- 1980s
- peak decade
Katharyn's 1,614 recorded births place it above 92.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Katharyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Katharyn splits its recorded history at 1952: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1881 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Katharyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2011
- Peak year (1987)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 131 years of records
Katharyn by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (269 births, 17% of the file).
1980s was Katharyn's strongest decade.
269 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Katharyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 27
1880s
27 births
- 1890s 46
1890s
46 births
- 1900s 52
1900s
52 births
- 1910s
1910s
166 births
- 1920s
1920s
124 births
- 1930s 70
1930s
70 births
- 1940s
1940s
115 births
- 1950s
1950s
140 births
- 1960s 91
1960s
91 births
- 1970s
1970s
115 births
- 1980s
1980s
269 births
- 1990s
1990s
257 births
- 2000s
2000s
130 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 269 births (17% of all-time use).
How Katharyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Katharyn's total volume
Katharyn by state
Where Katharyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 41 | 2.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 7 | 0.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.4% |
41 of 1,614 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Katharyn's data
- Katharyn's decade-level peak was the 1980s (269 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Katharyns (41 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Katharyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~130 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1881–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Katharyn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.