Kathryn Name Popularity

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How popular is Kathryn?

The somewhat popular name Kathryn was the 453rd Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 500 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 500 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

Position 45, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1951.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1952 with 8,504 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Kathryn was 204 in 1880.

Approximately during the years 1881-1884, 1905-1915, 1940-1951, and 1976-1982, the name Kathryn took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1962-1967, 1969-1973, and 2007-2017.

Where is the name Kathryn popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

The popularity trend for Kathryn has been spiralling downward for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Kathryn for their newborn has dropped.

The name Kathryn still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Kathryn has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Kathryn (Girl)		Kathryn (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		692	453	< 5	--
2017		746	425	< 5	--
2016		836	396	< 5	--
2015		1,016	319	< 5	--
2014		1,113	293	< 5	--
2013		1,181	270	< 5	--
2012		1,229	264	< 5	--
2011		1,336	237	< 5	--
2010		1,367	230	< 5	--
2009		1,517	213	6	11,727
2008		1,781	190	< 5	--
2007		2,211	163	5	13,409
2006		2,418	143	5	13,038
2005		2,571	125	6	10,799
2004		2,754	122	18	4,689
2003		2,946	117	< 5	--
2002		3,106	108	6	10,057
2001		3,329	97	6	9,921
2000		3,642	89	< 5	--
1999		3,583	91	< 5	--
1998		3,702	90	< 5	--
1997		3,873	86	8	6,946
1996		4,101	87	< 5	--
1995		4,330	83	7	7,389
1994		4,615	79	6	8,287
1993		5,089	68	8	6,533
1992		5,686	60	10	5,448
1991		5,831	57	12	4,628
1990		6,352	57	7	6,799
1989		6,296	58	38	1,941
1988		6,338	55	24	2,478
1987		6,238	51	26	2,243
1986		6,392	48	34	1,814
1985		6,633	48	29	1,993
1984		6,541	48	26	2,070
1983		6,370	50	32	1,770
1982		6,285	48	28	1,962
1981		5,822	48	19	2,538
1980		5,528	50	25	2,140
1979		5,312	50	22	2,276
1978		4,809	57	22	2,159
1977		3,965	70	13	3,115
1976		3,261	88	12	3,167
1975		2,948	99	9	3,799
1974		2,990	98	6	4,946
1973		2,882	107	8	3,891
1972		3,127	103	16	2,374
1971		3,419	111	9	3,523
1970		3,719	104	11	2,983
1969		3,618	104	< 5	--
1968		3,559	100	13	2,393
1967		3,694	92	< 5	--
1966		4,008	86	14	2,182
1965		4,159	87	10	2,695
1964		4,923	84	24	1,636
1963		4,702	93	15	2,160
1962		5,108	88	18	1,928
1961		5,227	93	14	2,283
1960		5,868	82	16	2,078
1959		6,743	69	18	1,940
1958		7,326	58	16	2,064
1957		7,208	65	18	1,923
1956		7,590	60	13	2,320
1955		7,644	59	14	2,186
1954		8,138	51	8	3,067
1953		8,323	48	13	2,234
1952		8,504	48	13	2,209
1951		8,461	45	11	2,437
1950		7,864	46	6	3,509
1949		7,184	52	12	2,276
1948		6,176	54	8	2,903
1947		6,092	55	9	2,771
1946		4,998	63	6	3,356
1945		3,972	65	15	1,823
1944		3,855	68	9	2,549
1943		3,646	75	14	2,033
1942		3,351	82	10	2,457
1941		2,868	87	8	2,769
1940		2,439	103	11	2,247
1939		2,378	106	7	2,986
1938		2,282	114	< 5	--
1937		2,326	108	10	2,406
1936		2,110	113	10	2,373
1935		2,127	111	11	2,330
1934		2,259	108	8	2,847
1933		2,120	108	9	2,642
1932		2,262	107	12	2,254
1931		2,203	108	8	2,977
1930		2,515	101	14	2,133
1929		2,434	104	8	3,118
1928		2,680	99	6	3,933
1927		2,934	90	8	3,307
1926		3,093	87	10	2,810
1925		3,263	88	5	4,577
1924		3,598	81	7	3,677
1923		3,714	72	6	4,036
1922		3,792	73	7	3,705
1921		4,201	64	9	3,108
1920		4,082	67	11	2,680
1919		3,826	66	9	3,005
1918		4,068	63	10	2,792
1917		3,984	60	10	2,642
1916		3,933	60	< 5	--
1915		3,778	60	10	2,542
1914		2,901	63	< 5	--
1913		2,246	66	6	2,650
1912		1,905	71	< 5	--
1911		1,397	73	< 5	--
1910		1,198	80	< 5	--
1909		1,138	74	< 5	--
1908		1,058	77	< 5	--
1907		864	88	< 5	--
1906		911	78	< 5	--
1905		788	86	< 5	--
1904		787	83	< 5	--
1903		729	86	< 5	--
1902		717	87	< 5	--
1901		620	90	< 5	--
1900		721	93	< 5	--
1899		621	88	< 5	--
1898		671	89	7	944
1897		570	93	< 5	--
1896		625	88	< 5	--
1895		585	90	< 5	--
1894		520	96	< 5	--
1893		534	90	< 5	--
1892		549	88	< 5	--
1891		504	87	< 5	--
1890		474	91	< 5	--
1889		415	94	< 5	--
1888		446	93	< 5	--
1887		384	87	< 5	--
1886		383	89	< 5	--
1885		320	93	< 5	--
1884		344	88	< 5	--
1883		290	93	< 5	--
1882		272	96	< 5	--
1881		218	98	< 5	--
1880		204	103	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.