Kathrynne
A feminine variant of the name Katherine, meaning pure or virginal.
Name Census estimates that about 88 living Americans carry the first name Kathrynne. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Kathrynne today is around 27 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Kathrynne births was 1993 (11 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Kathrynne. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Kathrynne. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
88
~ 1 in 3,894,936 Americans
Peak year
1993
11 babies that year
Average age
27
years old
2019 SSA rank
#16,748
Tracked since 1984
Census
Kathrynne in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 177 people with the first name Kathrynne, which placed it at #41,393 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#41,393
National first-name rank
People counted
177
177 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
78.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Kathrynne
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kathrynne is White at 78.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (7.3%) and Two or More Races (6.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Kathrynne described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Kathrynne at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White78.0% · 138
- Hispanic or Latino7.3% · 13
- Two or more races6.2% · 11
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.1% · 9
- Black or African American3.4% · 6
Popularity
Kathrynne: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Kathrynne from the 1980s through to the 2010s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 37 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Kathrynne 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 Kathrynne during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Kathrynne
The name Kathrynne is a variant spelling of the name Katherine, which has its origins in the Greek name Aikaterine. Aikaterine is derived from the Greek words "katharos," meaning "pure," and "rine," meaning "line" or "race." The name was borne by a 4th-century saint, St. Catherine of Alexandria, who was a Christian martyr and is still highly revered in the Eastern and Western Christian churches.
The name Katherine was introduced into England after the Norman Conquest of 1066 and became popular among the nobility. By the late Middle Ages, various spellings, including Kathrynne, had emerged. One of the earliest recorded instances of the spelling Kathrynne can be found in the 14th-century Middle English poem "The Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer.
Throughout history, several notable women have borne the name Kathrynne or its variants. One of the most famous was Kathryn "Kate" Hepburn (1907-2003), an American actress who won four Academy Awards and is considered one of the greatest actresses of the 20th century. Another was Kathryn Kuhlman (1907-1976), an American evangelist known for her healing ministry.
Kathrynne Windham (1923-2011) was an American storyteller and author who helped preserve the oral traditions of the Southern United States. Kathrynne Swinford (1927-2007) was an American archaeologist who made significant contributions to the study of ancient Mesoamerican cultures, particularly the Maya.
In the 16th century, Kathryn "Caterina" Howard (c. 1520-1542) was one of the wives of King Henry VIII of England. Her tragic story and execution for adultery have been the subject of numerous historical accounts and artistic works.
The name Kathrynne has continued to be used throughout the centuries, with various spellings and cultural adaptations. While its popularity has ebbed and flowed over time, it remains a name with a rich history and cultural significance, particularly in the Western world.
People
Kathrynne + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Kathrynne 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
Kathrynne: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kathrynne?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 88 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Kathrynne 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 3,894,936 US residents.
Is Kathrynne a common name?
We classify Kathrynne as "Very Rare". It ranks above 62.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 90 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Kathrynne most popular?
The single biggest year for Kathrynne was 1993, when 11 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Kathrynne is about 27 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Kathrynne in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 177 people with the name Kathrynne, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #41,393 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Kathrynne in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Kathrynne?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Kathrynne appears almost entirely female. Of the 182 people counted with this name, 99.5% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Kathrynne?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Kathrynne is White at 78.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (7.3%) and Two or More Races (6.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Kathrynne most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Kathrynne in the 2020 Census, accounting for 78.0% (138 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Kathrynne in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Kathrynne a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Kathrynne 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.
Is Kathrynne still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Kathrynne in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Kathrynne can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How common is the name Kathrynne?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.