How Many People Are Named Kathrin?
An estimated 987 people in the United States have the first name Kathrin. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Kathrin peaked in popularity in 1990 with 36 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kathrin 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 Kathrin paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
987
About 1 in 347,269 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1990
36 births
Total Registered
1,214
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kathrin
Kathrin is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,214 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kathrin as a female name
Ranked #16,438 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 1990 (36 births)
Kathrin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kathrin span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 206 babies were registered. Kathrin has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kathrin by Decade
How has Kathrin 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.
Kathrin by State
Kathrin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kathrin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kathrin
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kathrin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kathrin?
We estimate approximately 987 people named Kathrin 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 347,269 Americans share this first name.
Is Kathrin a common name?
Kathrin is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 90% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,214 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kathrin most popular?
Kathrin reached peak popularity in 1990, when 36 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kathrin is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kathrin a female name?
Kathrin is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kathrin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kathrin Smith, Kathrin Johnson, Kathrin 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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