Katryn
Katryn is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.
- Verdict
- Female
- Confidence
- Low (source weight below 8; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- United States
- US records 1880–2017
- 0 male / 335 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Katryn
If you do not know Katryn’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Katryn,” in English, “Guten Tag Katryn,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Katryn,
German
Guten Tag Katryn,
French
Bonjour Katryn,
Spanish
Estimado/a Katryn:
Chinese
Katryn您好：
Japanese
Katryn様
English
Hi Katryn,
German
Hi Katryn,
French
Salut Katryn,
Spanish
Hola Katryn,
Chinese
Katryn你好：
Japanese
Katrynさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| United States | rare | woman's name |
United States birth data
0 male · 335 female · 335 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Katryn a male or female name?
Katryn is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Katryn in an email?
If you do not know Katryn’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Katryn,” in English, “Guten Tag Katryn,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Katryn a unisex name?
Katryn is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Katryn a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/katryn. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_katryn,
title = {Is Katryn a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/katryn},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}