How Many People Are Named Katharyn?
An estimated 989 people in the United States have the first name Katharyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Katharyn peaked in popularity in 1987 with 36 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Katharyn as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Katharyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
989
About 1 in 346,567 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1987
36 births
Total Registered
1,614
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Katharyn
Katharyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,614 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Katharyn as a female name
Ranked #15,778 in 2011
6 female births in 2011
Peak: 1987 (36 births)
Katharyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Katharyn span from the 1880s to the 2010s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 269 babies were registered. Katharyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Katharyn by Decade
How has Katharyn tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Katharyn by State
Birth registrations for Katharyn span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Illinois, Texas, California. On average, about 18 Katharyns were registered per state.
Katharyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Katharyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Katharyn
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Katharyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Katharyn?
We estimate approximately 989 people named Katharyn are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 346,567 Americans share this first name.
Is Katharyn a common name?
Katharyn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 90% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,614 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Katharyn most popular?
Katharyn reached peak popularity in 1987, when 36 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Katharyn is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Katharyn a female name?
Katharyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Katharyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Katharyn Smith, Katharyn Johnson, Katharyn Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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