Female name
Katrin
126 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 1996. Expression number: 1.
Origin
Alternative spelling of Kathrin, which is a short form of Katharina.Translated by Arcanes from the German Wiktionary, entry “Katrin”, text and translation under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 1996: 11 births. 126 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2010s and 2020s. It is still given: 13 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 6,744 | 1984–2025 | 19th in 1986 |
| Switzerland | 3,991* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Berlin | 70 | 2012–2023 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0; Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
1
initiative, independence, beginnings
2 + 1 + 2 + 9 + 9 + 5 = 28 → 1
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
1
initiative, independence, beginnings
1 + 9 = 10 → 1
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
9
humanity, generosity, completion
2 + 2 + 9 + 5 = 18 → 9
- Digits missing from the name
- 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 2 · cooperation, sensitivity, connection
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.