Girls' name · since 1880
Kathryne
5,959 babies named Kathryne in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,291 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,959
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Kathryne is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 5,959 have been recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Kathryne recorded 5,959 times among girls since 1880, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2024.
- #2,291 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 5,959 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kathryne ranks #2,291 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5,959 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #2,291 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,959
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Kathryne's 5,959 recorded births place it above 96.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Kathryne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kathryne's full recorded timeline at 1952, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2024, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 117 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kathryne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2024
- Peak year (1990)
- 117
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Kathryne by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (729 births, 12% of the file).
1910s was Kathryne's strongest decade.
729 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 12% of all-time use.
Kathryne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 118
1880s
118 births
- 1890s 148
1890s
148 births
- 1900s 210
1900s
210 births
- 1910s
1910s
729 births
- 1920s
1920s
727 births
- 1930s
1930s
302 births
- 1940s
1940s
526 births
- 1950s
1950s
619 births
- 1960s
1960s
362 births
- 1970s
1970s
338 births
- 1980s
1980s
647 births
- 1990s
1990s
726 births
- 2000s
2000s
348 births
- 2010s 121
2010s
121 births
- 2020s 38
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 729 births (12% of all-time use).
How Kathryne 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 Kathryne's total volume
Kathryne by state
Where Kathryne concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 356 | 6.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 266 | 4.5% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 188 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 102 | 1.7% |
| #5 | New York | | 98 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 85 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 45 | 0.8% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 44 | 0.7% |
356 of 5,959 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Kathryne appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kathryne's data
- Kathryne's decade-level peak was the 1910s (729 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kathrynes (356 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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Nearby Names Like Kathryne
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kathryne
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kathryne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1880–2024 (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 Kathryne 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.