Girls' name · since 1926
Kathrynn
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.
- #11,851 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 501
- born since 1926
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kathrynn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 501 have been recorded since 1926.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kathrynn has been recorded 501 times among girls since 1926, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 2023.
- #11,851 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 501 born since 1926
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kathrynn ranks #11,851 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 501 born since 1926, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,851 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 501
- born since 1926
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kathrynn's 501 recorded births place it above 83.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kathrynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kathrynn splits its recorded history at 1995: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1926 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kathrynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–2023
- Peak year (2006)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 98 years of records
Kathrynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (115 births, 23% of the file).
2010s was Kathrynn's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Kathrynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 36
1950s
36 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 24
1970s
24 births
- 1980s
1980s
63 births
- 1990s
1990s
114 births
- 2000s
2000s
105 births
- 2010s
2010s
115 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 115 births (23% of all-time use).
How Kathrynn 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 Kathrynn's total volume
Kathrynn by state
Where Kathrynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1926
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 501 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kathrynn's data
- Kathrynn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (115 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kathrynns (5 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
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kathrynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~97 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, 1926–2023 (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 Kathrynn 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.