Catrin is a distinctive choice, ranked #2412 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Catrin in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2412
About the Name Catrin
Catrin has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 905 places in five years. It was most popular in 2000 at #316 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Catrin is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Catrin
Unlikely. With around 11 UK babies named Catrin per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Catrin in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Catrin has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 905 places in the last five years. Its peak was #316 in 2000. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Catrin is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Catrin include: Catrin Nilsmark — Catrin Maria Nilsmark is a Swedish professional golfer who played on both the United States–based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour.; Catrin Stewart — Catrin Stewart is a Welsh actress, known for playing Jenny Flint in the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who, Emma Morris in the Sky One comedy drama Stella...; Catrin Finch — Catrin Ana Finch is a Welsh harpist, arranger and composer..
Catrin does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Catrins in the wild.
11
UK babies named Catrin (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 905 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Catrin
Likely around 1 other Catrin in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Catrin
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Catrin Maria Nilsmark is a Swedish professional golfer who played on both the United States–based LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour. She appeared for Europe at the Solheim Cup five times and captained the winning team in 2003.
Catrin Stewart is a Welsh actress, known for playing Jenny Flint in the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who, Emma Morris in the Sky One comedy drama Stella and PC Gina Jenkins in the S4C crime drama Bang. She also portrayed Lily in Misfits.
Catrin Ana Finch is a Welsh harpist, arranger and composer. She was the Official Harpist to the Prince of Wales from 2000 to 2004 and is visiting professor at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama and the Royal Academy of Music in London.
Catrin ferch Owain Glyndŵr was one of the daughters (probably the eldest) of Margaret Hanmer and Owain Glyndŵr, and her marriage to a claimant on the English throne was used by her father to gain support.
Catrin ferch Gruffudd ap Hywel was a Welsh poet from Anglesey who, as a devout Catholic and Recusant, wrote poetry extensively as a critic of the Protestant Reformation. Many of her poems still survive due to preservation by the National Library of Wales.
Catrin Feelings is the stage name of Ellis Lloyd Jones, a Welsh drag performer known for competing on the seventh series of the reality show RuPaul's Drag Race UK.
Catrin Pritchard is a British researcher who is professor of cancer biochemistry and deputy director of the Leicester Cancer Research Centre at the University of Leicester. She was director of the Leicester CRUK Centre from 2014–2017 and head of department of cancer studies at the University of Leicester from 2014–2018.
Catrin Misselhorn is a German philosopher and, since April 2019, a professor at the Georg August University of Göttingen. She is considered a leading thinker in the field of machine and robot ethics in Germany.
Catrin Aaron is a Welsh actress who trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. She is an associate for Theatr Clwyd and has been part of the Globe Ensemble at Shakespeare's Globe since 2018.