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Kathrin

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Kathrin: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Trend unknown

among girls in England and Wales · 2008

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2008 to 2008, ranging from #5545 to #5545.2008#5545#5545
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2008#5545

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

Trend unknownEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 26 of the 29 years from 1962 to 1990.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1962–2008 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1962

    First recorded at #508 among girls in Norway in 1962 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1962–1990

    Highest recorded position: #285 among girls in Norway, in 1976 (recorded 1962–1990).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent1990

    Most recently recorded at #660 among girls in Norway, in 1990.

    Norway · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1962 to 2008. Highest recorded position: #285 in Norway in 1976.

Kathrin's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2008England and Walesfemale#55453HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#6604HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#6714HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#6155HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#6564HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#42410HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#5576HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#6484HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#4568HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#38310HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#37111HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#36511HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#5136HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#28515HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#28815HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#5016HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#5445HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#30414HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#4886HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#31012HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#3609HighVerified
1968Norwayfemale#3749HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#3609HighVerified
1966Norwayfemale#3738HighVerified
1965Norwayfemale#29912HighVerified
1964Norwayfemale#4366HighVerified
1962Norwayfemale#5084HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Kathrin is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Kathrin, between 1962 and 2008, in 27 of those 47 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1962–199026#285 in 1976
England and Wales20081#5545 in 2008

Its high point came 32 years earlier in Norway (1976) than in England and Wales (2008).

No registrar recorded it for 17 years after 1990; it appears again in 2008.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1962 to 2008. Highest recorded position: #285 in Norway in 1976. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.