Cathryn

Cathryn: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “pure”
Origin: Greek
Say it: KATH-rin · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Variant spelling of Katherine/Catherine. The traditional meaning 'pure' comes from long-standing association of the Greek name Aikaterine with katharos.

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How popular is Cathryn?

20245.1 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Cathryn in 202417

Peak year1952

Total US babies since 188016,322

Cathryn is fading: recent use is about 37% of its level ten years before.

Names like Cathryn

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Catalinapure · Spanish
Katherinepure · Greek
Catherinepure · Greek
Karenpure · Danish
Katiepure · English
Kathrynpure · Greek
Katepure · Greek
Caitlinpure · Irish

Cathryn questions

What does the name Cathryn mean?

Cathryn means "pure". It comes from Greek. Variant spelling of Katherine/Catherine. The traditional meaning 'pure' comes from long-standing association of the Greek name Aikaterine with katharos.

Is Cathryn a boy or girl name?

Cathryn is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Cathryn?

17 US babies were named Cathryn in 2024. Its peak year was 1952.

How do you pronounce Cathryn?

Cathryn is usually pronounced KATH-rin.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.