Katheryne
Of Greek origin meaning "pure" or "virginal".
Name Census estimates that about 1,429 living Americans carry the first name Katheryne. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Katheryne today is around 37 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Katheryne births was 1992 (47 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Katheryne. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
1.4K
~ 1 in 239,856 Americans
Peak year
1992
47 babies that year
Average age
37
years old
2024 SSA rank
#9,206
Tracked since 1891
Popularity
Katheryne: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Katheryne from the 1890s through to the 2020s, spanning 14 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 340 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Katheryne by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Katheryne during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Katherynes live
The SSA's state-level files cover 7 states and territories. California, Texas, Florida recorded the most babies named Katheryne, while Virginia, Oklahoma, Arkansas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 38 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Katheryne
The name Katheryne is a variant spelling of the English name Katherine, which is derived from the ancient Greek name Aikaterine. Aikaterine is a combination of the Greek elements "katharos" meaning "pure" and "hekaterinos" meaning "each of the two." The name was introduced to Western Europe via Early Christian narratives about the 4th century martyred virgin saint Catherine of Alexandria.
Katherine was a popular medieval name across many European regions and cultures, carried by numerous notable historical figures. One of the earliest known examples is Saint Katherina of Sweden, a 14th century Swedish princess and abbess, who was born around 1332. Another early bearer was Katherine of Aragon, the first wife of Henry VIII, who lived from 1485 to 1536.
In England, Katherine was among the most favored royal names through the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Queen Katherine Parr, the sixth wife of Henry VIII, lived from 1512 to 1548. The name Katherine featured prominently in English literature, such as in William Shakespeare's plays The Taming of the Shrew and Henry VIII.
Other famous historical Katherines include the Russian Empress Catherine the Great, who reigned from 1762 to 1796, and the renowned English writer Katherine Mansfield, born in 1888. In America, Katherine Lee Bates, author of the patriotic poem "America the Beautiful," lived from 1859 to 1929.
Throughout its long history, the name has undergone various spellings, including Katheryn, Katherina, Catharine, and the modern standard Katherine. The variant Katheryne represents an older English form that emerged in the Middle Ages.
People
Katheryne + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Katheryne as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with K
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Katheryne: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Katheryne?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,429 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Katheryne going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 239,856 US residents.
Is Katheryne a common name?
We classify Katheryne as "Rare". It ranks above 92.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,108 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Katheryne most popular?
The single biggest year for Katheryne was 1992, when 47 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Katheryne is about 37 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Katheryne a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Katheryne in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.