Is Kathrin a boy or girl name?

Kathrin is a girl’s name. Of the 1,214 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Kathrin

Recorded 1914–2021 · United States

Kathrin was most popular in 1990, when 36 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,935 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,214 people named Kathrin.

Kathrin over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kathrin’s peak in 1990. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kathrin a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kathrin is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,214 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org