NameData
Name file · Boy · SSA 1880–2024
Kathryn
Kathryn is a boy's name.
▼ FallingMillennials
1,092
Total named
52
Avg ageestimated
1989
Peak year
Unranked
Rank in 2024
Kathryn peaked in 1989, when about 38 boys were given the name. It's now too rare to crack the top of the SSA charts at all. Most people named Kathryn today are around 52 years old (estimated) — squarely Millennials. In all, roughly 1,092 boys have been named Kathryn since record-keeping began in 1898.

📈 Popularity over time

How many boys were named Kathryn each year, 1880–2024.
Peak: 198938 boys190019201940196019802000

♀ ♂ A shared name

Kathryn is given to both girls and boys. Among everyone with this name:
100% girls
0% boys

↔ Names from the same era

Other boys' names that peaked around the same time as Kathryn:
FrantzGuntherChristoherJerridBrettonViet
Data: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain), 1880–2024. Average age is estimated from a survival curve, not actuarial tables.
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How we read a name

Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Social Security Administration's public-domain record of names given to babies born in the United States from 1880 to 2024. The SSA only counts a name in a year if at least five babies received it.

Popularity & rank

The trajectory shows how many boys were named Kathryn each year. The peak year is simply the year that count was highest, and the rank is where the name sat among all boys' names in 2024.

Estimated average age

We estimate the typical age of living people with this name by combining how many were born each year with a rough survival curve. It's a useful approximation for "how old does this name feel," not a precise actuarial figure — that's why we always label it estimated.

For general informational and entertainment purposes only. Counts reflect U.S. SSA card applications and may differ from total births. Figures are rounded.