Kathryn is a girl's name of English origin meaning “pure.” In 2024 it was given to 391 girls in the United States.
Kathryn belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “pure” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Kathryn first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #45 in 1951, and in 2024 391 babies received the name — 455,036 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Kathryn means “pure” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Kathryn is a girl name. In 2024, 391 babies received the name in the US.
Kathryn comes from the English & American tradition.
Kathryn first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #45 in 1951, and 391 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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