Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Kathryn

Gender

Male

Origin

Greek
Pure, Virginal
English

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Kathryn

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Tim Allen

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1989 (rank #1919, 38 births); most recent 2009 (rank #10982, 6 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1952 (rank #48, 8,495 births); most recent 2025 (rank #729, 381 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–381
2024–391
2023–432
2022–452
2021–510
2020–574
2019–650
2018–698
2017–748
2016–839

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #86, 635 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2787, 9 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
20259
20248
202319
20228
202123
202023
201923
201823
201729
201639

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 1958 (rank #765, 11 births); most recent 2001 (rank #4111, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1983 (rank #150, 45 births); most recent 2023 (rank #830, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
20233
2022–
2021–
2020–
20194
2018–
2017–
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 1989 (rank #58, 117 births); most recent 2024 (rank #790, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
20243
2023–
2022–
20215
20203
20194
20183
20179
20169

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #40, 61 births); most recent 2024 (rank #337, 4 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
20244
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
20195
20183
20176
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1958 (rank #41, 110 births); most recent 2017 (rank #676, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
20175
201610
20155
20146

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence