Recorded 1926–2023 Girls' name Peak 2006 501 births

Kathrynn — girls' name

501 babies named Kathrynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51940s111950s361960s181970s241980s631990s1142000s1052010s1152020s10
2010s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Kathrynn was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

16 babies were named Kathrynn in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kathrynn

The Social Security Administration has registered 501 babies named Kathrynn between 1926 and 2023, spanning 98 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kathrynn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kathrynn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 115 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Kathrynn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kathrynn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kathrynn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 501 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kathrynn at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

501

Since 1926

98 years of records

Peak year

2006

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1926

Recorded for 98 years

Last year on file: 2023

Kathrynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1926

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2006)
16
Annual births at peak — across 98 years of records
05101520 202320142006199919921984196319481926 5

Kathrynn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
115 births that decade — 23% of Kathrynn's all-time total
1920s51940s111950s361960s181970s241980s631990s1142000s1052010s1152020s10

Kathrynn by state

Where Kathrynn concentrates geographically — total births since 1926

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kathrynn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.0%
California share of Kathrynn's total US births 1.0%

5 of 501 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kathrynn?
501 babies have been named Kathrynn since 1926. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2006 with 16 births.
When was Kathrynn most popular?
Kathrynn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 115 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Kathrynn most popular?
The top states for the name Kathrynn are California (5 births).
How long has the name Kathrynn been used?
Kathrynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 98 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Kathrynn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kathleen, Katherine, Kathryn, Kathy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1926–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.