Marykathryn
Feminine
Marykathryn runs Mary and Kathryn together into one word, two familiar names in eleven letters. The pairing has an honored place in American history: Mary Katharine Goddard, the Baltimore printer whose name stands at the foot of the first printed Declaration of Independence to list the signers.
How old is the name Marykathryn?
Marykathryn first appears in US birth records in 1961 — 64 years ago. The typical Marykathryn alive today was born around 1996, making them about 29 years old. About 500 people named Marykathryn are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Marykathryn most popular?
Marykathryn peaked in 1994, reaching #4845 nationally. See the whole 1994 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Miryam and Aikaterine to Marykathryn
Our story of Marykathryn
Our story of Marykathryn begins in Baltimore in January 1777. Congress ordered the Declaration of Independence printed with every signer's name, and the printer was Mary Katharine Goddard, who ran the Maryland Journal and the town's post office. At the bottom of the broadside she set her own name in full: Printed by Mary Katharine Goddard. Her Katharine had an a where this one has a y, and a space where this one has none, but the pairing is the same, and it has stood on an American founding document ever since.
Meaningnot established
Not established
Neither half has a settled meaning. Mary goes back to Hebrew Miryam, for which many meanings have been proposed and none accepted. Kathryn is a spelling of Katherine, from Greek Aikaterine, whose origin is also unknown; the th came later, from a link with Greek katharos, pure, that is folk etymology.
How the name formed
- Miryam and Aikaterine
- Maria and KatharinaLatin
- Mary and KathrynEnglish, American spelling
- Marykathryn
Pronouncing Marykathryn
MAIR-ee-KATH-rin
Said as the two names, each keeping its own stress.
Nicknames for Marykathryn
Moderate
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
- 1961
- Most girls named
- 199420 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #4845reached in 1994
- Change vs 2023
- −25.0%6 in 2024, from 8
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.
Marykathryns among us
people named Marykathryn 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
Marykathryn 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
- Both halves are long-established names that everyone can spell separately.
- Mary Kate and Kate are ready everyday forms.
- The pairing appears on an American founding document, printed by Mary Katharine Goddard.
- Kathryn is one spelling among several, and people will reach for Katherine or Catherine; as one word it will also be split or hyphenated.
- Most people will use a shortened form, so it is worth choosing which one before others choose for you.
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Frequently asked
- How many Marykathryns are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Marykathryn are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Marykathryn in 2025?
- Marykathryn is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Marykathryn with classmates?
- Marykathryn will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More M names
The most-given names starting with M, all years combined.
Mary#125 · Margaret#112 · Michelle#465 · Melissa#419 · Maria#87 · Martha#712 · Marie#617 · Mildred#1962
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