Is Kathyrn a boy or girl name?

Kathyrn is a girl’s name. Of the 3,172 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Kathyrn

Recorded 1882–2018 · United States

Kathyrn was most popular in 1953, when 105 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,568 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,172 people named Kathyrn.

Kathyrn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kathyrn’s peak in 1953. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kathyrn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kathyrn is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,172 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.

Names that peaked alongside Kathyrn

Where Kathyrn is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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