Cathryn

Where Cathryn comes from

The dictionaries list Cathryn as a given name — a female given name from Ancient Greek, of rare usage, variant of Catherine — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

  • Ancient Greek
Along the way
  1. 1882
    First appearance
    #908 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1930
    Cathryn Damon born
    American actress
  3. 1950
    Peak, #451
    320 babies named Cathryn — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1972
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #877.
  5. 1997
    Cathryn Credo born
    Tanzanian actress and model
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Ancient Greek, of rare usage, variant of Catherine.
Namesakes
  • Cathryn Damon · American actress, 1930–1987
  • Cathryn Credo · Tanzanian actress and model, born 1997
  • Cathryn Harrison · British actress, 1959–2018
  • Cathryn Fitzpatrick · Australian Cricketer, born 1968
  • Cathryn Bradshaw · British actress, born 1964

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.