Katharine
#4,878 for girls in 2025, 27 births · Last seen for boys in 1985 at #6,523
Given to girls >99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1880 · 76 births
- Debut · girls
- 76 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 41,230since 1880
Katharine over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Katharine has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #4,878 | 27 | — | |
| 2024 | #4,772 | 28 | — | |
| 2023 | #4,191 | 34 | — | |
| 2022 | #3,653 | 42 | — | |
| 2021 | #4,413 | 31 | — | |
| 2020 | #3,399 | 45 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,632 | 66 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,928 | 56 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,464 | 73 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,761 | 62 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,138 | 89 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,139 | 89 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,849 | 109 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,831 | 110 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,612 | 134 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,668 | 127 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,450 | 160 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,299 | 191 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,030 | 256 | — | |
| 2006 | #905 | 293 | — | |
| 2005 | #842 | 301 | — | |
| 2004 | #789 | 323 | — | |
| 2003 | #697 | 375 | — | |
| 2002 | #808 | 286 | — | |
| 2001 | #728 | 334 | — | |
| 2000 | #667 | 362 | — | |
| 1999 | #708 | 320 | — | |
| 1998 | #548 | 453 | — | |
| 1997 | #571 | 407 | — | |
| 1996 | #540 | 432 | — | |
| 1995 | #520 | 465 | — | |
| 1994 | #467 | 542 | — | |
| 1993 | #389 | 654 | — | |
| 1992 | #362 | 708 | — | |
| 1991 | #374 | 687 | — | |
| 1990 | #401 | 647 | — | |
| 1989 | #393 | 628 | — | |
| 1988 | #327 | 755 | — | |
| 1987 | #337 | 728 | — | |
| 1986 | #275 | 907 | — | |
| 1985 | #292 | 841 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1984 | #284 | 852 | #5,561 | 6 |
| 1983 | #281 | 839 | — | |
| 1982 | #262 | 946 | — | |
| 1981 | #306 | 792 | — | |
| 1980 | #397 | 572 | — | |
| 1979 | #361 | 628 | — | |
| 1978 | #467 | 422 | — | |
| 1977 | #455 | 435 | — | |
| 1976 | #493 | 367 | — | |
| 1975 | #517 | 345 | — | |
| 1974 | #505 | 344 | — | |
| 1973 | #587 | 269 | — | |
| 1972 | #539 | 309 | — | |
| 1971 | #558 | 320 | — | |
| 1970 | #489 | 409 | — | |
| 1969 | #509 | 367 | — | |
| 1968 | #504 | 370 | — | |
| 1967 | #581 | 270 | — | |
| 1966 | #543 | 300 | — | |
| 1965 | #566 | 285 | — | |
| 1964 | #584 | 289 | — | |
| 1963 | #557 | 307 | — | |
| 1962 | #577 | 291 | — | |
| 1961 | #543 | 331 | — | |
| 1960 | #562 | 304 | — | |
| 1959 | #511 | 366 | — | |
| 1958 | #474 | 405 | — | |
| 1957 | #469 | 408 | — | |
| 1956 | #456 | 405 | — | |
| 1955 | #439 | 416 | — | |
| 1954 | #493 | 322 | — | |
| 1953 | #463 | 337 | — | |
| 1952 | #454 | 359 | — | |
| 1951 | #466 | 321 | — | |
| 1950 | #415 | 373 | — | |
| 1949 | #423 | 345 | — | |
| 1948 | #435 | 334 | — | |
| 1947 | #436 | 350 | — | |
| 1946 | #447 | 300 | — | |
| 1945 | #423 | 282 | — | |
| 1944 | #454 | 256 | — | |
| 1943 | #444 | 280 | — | |
| 1942 | #462 | 259 | — | |
| 1941 | #468 | 223 | — | |
| 1940 | #544 | 160 | — | |
| 1939 | #495 | 181 | — | |
| 1938 | #527 | 164 | — | |
| 1937 | #521 | 160 | — | |
| 1936 | #474 | 182 | — | |
| 1935 | #484 | 170 | — | |
| 1934 | #500 | 167 | — | |
| 1933 | #514 | 152 | — | |
| 1932 | #496 | 177 | — | |
| 1931 | #501 | 166 | — | |
| 1930 | #468 | 205 | — | |
| 1929 | #484 | 195 | — | |
| 1928 | #482 | 201 | — | |
| 1927 | #464 | 226 | — | |
| 1926 | #473 | 214 | — | |
| 1925 | #452 | 236 | — | |
| 1924 | #429 | 265 | — | |
| 1923 | #409 | 266 | — | |
| 1922 | #381 | 291 | — | |
| 1921 | #369 | 329 | — | |
| 1920 | #349 | 349 | — | |
| 1919 | #341 | 353 | — | |
| 1918 | #334 | 372 | — | |
| 1917 | #330 | 357 | — | |
| 1916 | #334 | 336 | — | |
| 1915 | #318 | 344 | — | |
| 1914 | #307 | 290 | — | |
| 1913 | #309 | 236 | — | |
| 1912 | #279 | 261 | — | |
| 1911 | #325 | 148 | — | |
| 1910 | #307 | 157 | — | |
| 1909 | #297 | 144 | — | |
| 1908 | #281 | 155 | — | |
| 1907 | #316 | 122 | — | |
| 1906 | #288 | 133 | — | |
| 1905 | #306 | 121 | — | |
| 1904 | #308 | 109 | — | |
| 1903 | #278 | 126 | — | |
| 1902 | #332 | 89 | — | |
| 1901 | #293 | 106 | — | |
| 1900 | #273 | 141 | — | |
| 1899 | #286 | 104 | — | |
| 1898 | #270 | 125 | — | |
| 1897 | #227 | 145 | — | |
| 1896 | #224 | 151 | — | |
| 1895 | #229 | 145 | — | |
| 1894 | #224 | 140 | — | |
| 1893 | #233 | 128 | — | |
| 1892 | #235 | 123 | — | |
| 1891 | #224 | 117 | — | |
| 1890 | #224 | 119 | — | |
| 1889 | #211 | 119 | — | |
| 1888 | #223 | 108 | — | |
| 1887 | #191 | 110 | — | |
| 1886 | #210 | 90 | — | |
| 1885 | #222 | 78 | — | |
| 1884 | #201 | 86 | — | |
| 1883 | #190 | 79 | — | |
| 1882 | #175 | 82 | — | |
| 1881 | #181 | 68 | — | |
| 1880 | #171 | 76 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Katharine was already there! It came in at #171, and was given to 76 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2023–2025, when fewer than 35 girls a year got the name.
Where Katharine is popular in 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- District of Columbia#130 · 1 in 505
- New Hampshire#146 · 1 in 688
- Connecticut#174 · 1 in 865
- Rhode Island#186 · 1 in 894
- Massachusetts#202 · 1 in 1,179
Best ever in a state: #66 in District of Columbia, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #130 | 11 | 1 in 505 |
| New Hampshire | #146 | 7 | 1 in 688 |
| Connecticut | #174 | 17 | 1 in 865 |
| Rhode Island | #186 | 5 | 1 in 894 |
| Massachusetts | #202 | 26 | 1 in 1,179 |
| Colorado | #223 | 16 | 1 in 1,166 |
| Virginia | #235 | 23 | 1 in 1,269 |
| New Jersey | #245 | 27 | 1 in 1,377 |
| Wisconsin | #261 | 17 | 1 in 1,800 |
| Washington | #268 | 17 | 1 in 1,489 |
| Iowa | #269 | 11 | 1 in 1,791 |
| Maryland | #270 | 12 | 1 in 1,623 |
| Pennsylvania | #296 | 34 | 1 in 2,012 |
| Ohio | #298 | 34 | 1 in 2,120 |
| Minnesota | #301 | 12 | 1 in 2,315 |
| Oklahoma | #307 | 10 | 1 in 1,851 |
| Indiana | #313 | 17 | 1 in 2,132 |
| Oregon | #330 | 9 | 1 in 1,865 |
| Missouri | #353 | 12 | 1 in 2,691 |
| New York | #354 | 44 | 1 in 2,248 |
| Illinois | #357 | 32 | 1 in 2,334 |
| Kansas | #367 | 6 | 1 in 2,396 |
| Florida | #372 | 20 | 1 in 2,344 |
| Arizona | #378 | 9 | 1 in 1,984 |
| California | #378 | 77 | 1 in 2,121 |
| Georgia | #402 | 13 | 1 in 2,586 |
| Alabama | #433 | 8 | 1 in 2,865 |
| Michigan | #436 | 17 | 1 in 3,505 |
| Utah | #446 | 5 | 1 in 3,214 |
| North Carolina | #508 | 8 | 1 in 4,107 |
| Texas | #533 | 30 | 1 in 3,704 |
| Louisiana | #614 | 7 | 1 in 4,180 |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Falling
- 106 spots since 2024 (#4,772 → #4,878)
- 1,479 spots since 2020 (#3,399 → #4,878)
- 2,740 spots since 2015 (#2,138 → #4,878)
- Biggest jump: 111 spots in 2003 (#808 → #697)
- Biggest drop: 160 spots in 1999 (#548 → #708)
Rise & fade · girls
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #171 (76 births)
- Births halved by 2021, 141 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 127 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 127 yrs · run 1880–2006
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,197
- Highest: 1 in 1,197 girls born in 1880 were named Katharine (0.08%)
- Latest: 1 in 59,528 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
- 19.1% of all girls named Katharine (7,860) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 896 | #171 (1880) | #198 |
| 1890s | 1,297 | #224 (1896) | #238 |
| 1900s | 1,246 | #273 (1900) | #297 |
| 1910s | 2,854 | #279 (1912) | #318 |
| 1920s | 2,572 | #349 (1920) | #429 |
| 1930s | 1,724 | #468 (1930) | #498 |
| 1940s | 2,789 | #423 (1949) | #454 |
| 1950s | 3,712 | #415 (1950) | #464 |
| 1960s | 3,114 | #504 (1968) | #553 |
| 1970s | 3,848 | #361 (1979) | #497 |
| 1980s | 7,860 | #262 (1982) | #315 |
| 1990s | 5,315 | #362 (1992) | #488 |
| 2000s | 2,881 | #667 (2000) | #922 |
| 2010s | 915 | #1,612 (2011) | #2,202 |
| 2020s | 207 | #3,399 (2020) | #4,218 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Katharine in 1979
girls
#361
628 births · 1 in 2,556 girls
Top girls' names in 1979
More about 1979
girls
1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 2,556 of them was named Katharine, which outranked 97.0% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Katharine
Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.