Cathryne
Feminine · “a form of Catherine”
Cathryne is Catherine in a compact spelling with a y and a final e. It is three syllables, classic in sound and old-fashioned in look.
How old is the name Cathryne?
Cathryne first appears in US birth records in 1907 — 118 years ago. The typical Cathryne alive today was born around 1950, making them about 75 years old. About 300 people named Cathryne are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Cathryne most popular?
Cathryne peaked in 1907, reaching #2061 nationally. See the whole 1907 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Aikaterinē to Cathryne
The story of Cathryne
Catherine has more English spellings than almost any other name, and families have long written it to suit themselves. Cathryne uses the y of Kathryn and adds a final e, as older spellings sometimes did. No record says who first chose it, and beyond those letters it shares the long history of Catherine.
Meaningscholars disagree
a form of Catherine
Catherine comes from Greek Aikaterinē, whose meaning is argued; the link to katharos, pure, is a later association. Cathryne is a spelling of it.
How the name formed
- Aikaterinē
- Catherine
- Cathryn
- Cathryne
Related forms: Catherine · Caterina
Pronouncing Cathryne
KATH-rin
Two syllables, stressed on the first; the final e is silent.
Nicknames for Cathryne
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1907
- Most girls named
- 191714 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2061reached in 1907
- Change vs 2003
- +16.7%7 in 2006, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Cathryne in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Catherine in French — same name
- Caterina in Italian — same name
Cathrynes among us
people named Cathryne are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Cathryne sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It sounds like a classic name.
- Cathy is a ready short form.
- People will write Catherine or Kathryn.
- The final e may be read as a third syllable.
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Frequently asked
- How many Cathrynes are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 300 people named Cathryne are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Cathryne in 2025?
- Cathryne is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Cathryne with classmates?
- Cathryne will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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