Kathrine

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A few things about Kathrine you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Kathrine

Kathrine Switzer

American marathon runner, author, and television commentator

Choose Kathrine and your child shares a first name with Kathrine Switzer, an American marathon runner, author, and television commentator. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Kathrine, like who?” Kathrine Switzer's Wikipedia article is available in 38 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 107,527 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Kathrine, 15 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Kathrine would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryKathrine has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Kathrines, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1882, when it ranked #326. Today it's #7,133, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowKathrine was 7.3× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 14,771 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 107,527.
• 🍂TrendKathrine has slipped 808 places over the last five years and now sits at #7,133. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningKathrine is an English form of Katherine, which means “pure”. Our records link it to English and Greek roots.

About the name Kathrine

Kathrine is a girl name of English and Greek origin meaning “pure”. It has 8 letters and 2 syllables, starting with K and ending in “-ine”. US birth records list Kathrine for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked #326 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #7,133, with 15 babies.

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