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Girl name · Welsh origin

Catrin

Welsh origin · 100% girls · 10 born in 2025

Welsh form of Catherine, from Greek katharos, "pure" — pure. Catrin of Berain, a sixteenth-century noblewoman, was called the mother of Wales for her many descendants.

MeaningPure
OriginWelsh
Syllables2
NicknamesCat
Recorded in England & Wales1,629
Born in 202510
Themes: purity

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Catrin per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
England & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2000 · 108
  • Born in 202510
  • All time1,629
  • England & Wales, 202510

How popular is Catrin?

Catrin was given to 10 babies in England and Wales in 2025. Its best year was 2000, with 108 registrations. The name is absent from American records, so there is no US curve to compare it against.

Names that sound like Catrin

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Carin0.88
  2. Karin0.84
  3. Katlin0.84
  4. Caitlin0.74
  5. Marin0.75
  6. Arin0.75
  7. Carlin0.75
  8. Catrina0.74

Middle names for Catrin

Ranked by flow score
  1. Catrin Anne0.81
  2. Catrin Eve0.80
  3. Catrin Elizabeth0.78
  4. Catrin Josephine0.78
  5. Catrin Rose0.77
  6. Catrin Marie0.77

Sibling names for Catrin

Names registered alongside it, on a 30-year window
  1. Wesleybrother · 0.95
  2. Yasminesister · 0.94
  3. Deborahsister · 0.94
  4. Adnanbrother · 0.94
  5. Dionbrother · 0.93
  6. Sanasister · 0.93

In the British record

England and Wales, 1996–2025
  1. First recorded1996
  2. Peak year2000 · 108
  3. Years recorded30 of 30
  4. All time1,629

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Catrin Anderson0.77
  2. Catrin Reyes0.72
  3. Catrin Moore0.72
  4. Catrin Lee0.72
  5. Catrin Hall0.72
  6. Catrin Green0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Catrin

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. England & Wales1996–2025
  2. Scotland1974–2020

Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names for England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scores on this page are explained in the methodology.