Katherine
#186 for girls in 2025, 1,670 births · Last seen for boys in 2015 at #8,040
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1991 · 11,495 births
- Debut · girls
- 502 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 132 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 650,926since 1880
Katherine over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | #186 | 1,670 | — | |
| 2024 | #175 | 1,746 | — | |
| 2023 | #170 | 1,705 | — | |
| 2022 | #166 | 1,742 | — | |
| 2021 | #157 | 1,821 | — | |
| 2020 | #136 | 1,991 | — | |
| 2019 | #120 | 2,450 | — | |
| 2018 | #112 | 2,677 | — | |
| 2017 | #105 | 2,861 | — | |
| 2016 | #91 | 3,276 | — | |
| 2015 | #84 | 3,454 | #8,040 | 9 |
| 2014 | #82 | 3,691 | #9,642 | 7 |
| 2013 | #77 | 3,723 | — | |
| 2012 | #64 | 3,953 | — | |
| 2011 | #61 | 4,189 | #12,287 | 5 |
| 2010 | #70 | 3,870 | — | |
| 2009 | #60 | 4,432 | #12,491 | 5 |
| 2008 | #45 | 5,350 | #11,037 | 6 |
| 2007 | #39 | 5,818 | #9,788 | 7 |
| 2006 | #37 | 6,295 | #10,662 | 6 |
| 2005 | #36 | 6,392 | #5,578 | 14 |
| 2004 | #35 | 6,742 | #3,074 | 32 |
| 2003 | #35 | 7,126 | #6,715 | 10 |
| 2002 | #36 | 7,212 | #5,725 | 12 |
| 2001 | #35 | 7,880 | #5,142 | 14 |
| 2000 | #33 | 8,109 | #5,297 | 13 |
| 1999 | #36 | 7,935 | #7,874 | 7 |
| 1998 | #33 | 8,207 | #4,873 | 13 |
| 1997 | #32 | 8,518 | #5,288 | 11 |
| 1996 | #31 | 8,877 | #4,396 | 14 |
| 1995 | #30 | 8,987 | #4,508 | 13 |
| 1994 | #30 | 9,586 | #3,469 | 19 |
| 1993 | #29 | 10,506 | #3,368 | 19 |
| 1992 | #27 | 11,149 | #3,220 | 20 |
| 1991 | #25 | 11,495 | #3,105 | 20 |
| 1990 | #26 | 11,625 | #2,214 | 32 |
| 1989 | #26 | 11,415 | #1,082 | 94 |
| 1988 | #27 | 11,154 | #1,671 | 42 |
| 1987 | #28 | 10,438 | #1,587 | 44 |
| 1986 | #28 | 10,570 | #1,511 | 44 |
| 1985 | #32 | 10,128 | #1,614 | 39 |
| 1984 | #30 | 10,157 | #1,365 | 48 |
| 1983 | #34 | 9,684 | #1,711 | 33 |
| 1982 | #36 | 9,179 | #1,415 | 45 |
| 1981 | #39 | 8,433 | #1,811 | 31 |
| 1980 | #35 | 8,017 | #1,852 | 30 |
| 1979 | #36 | 7,464 | #1,598 | 36 |
| 1978 | #38 | 6,625 | #1,913 | 26 |
| 1977 | #44 | 6,030 | #2,270 | 20 |
| 1976 | #57 | 5,051 | #2,601 | 16 |
| 1975 | #58 | 4,851 | #2,361 | 18 |
| 1974 | #62 | 4,530 | #2,358 | 17 |
| 1973 | #64 | 4,420 | #2,857 | 12 |
| 1972 | #69 | 4,514 | #2,819 | 12 |
| 1971 | #67 | 5,120 | #1,597 | 30 |
| 1970 | #67 | 5,443 | #2,293 | 16 |
| 1969 | #70 | 5,167 | #2,130 | 16 |
| 1968 | #75 | 4,716 | #2,576 | 11 |
| 1967 | #76 | 4,560 | #2,139 | 14 |
| 1966 | #78 | 4,492 | #1,814 | 18 |
| 1965 | #79 | 4,706 | #2,617 | 10 |
| 1964 | #82 | 5,074 | #1,975 | 17 |
| 1963 | #87 | 5,124 | #1,902 | 18 |
| 1962 | #83 | 5,272 | #2,848 | 9 |
| 1961 | #86 | 5,632 | #1,876 | 19 |
| 1960 | #81 | 5,876 | #1,658 | 24 |
| 1959 | #79 | 6,139 | #2,200 | 14 |
| 1958 | #74 | 6,433 | #1,953 | 17 |
| 1957 | #72 | 6,637 | #1,952 | 17 |
| 1956 | #67 | 7,082 | #1,722 | 21 |
| 1955 | #65 | 7,239 | #2,048 | 15 |
| 1954 | #64 | 6,740 | #1,956 | 16 |
| 1953 | #63 | 6,559 | #2,186 | 13 |
| 1952 | #59 | 6,891 | #1,856 | 17 |
| 1951 | #55 | 6,930 | #2,844 | 8 |
| 1950 | #58 | 6,205 | #2,580 | 9 |
| 1949 | #59 | 6,039 | #1,702 | 19 |
| 1948 | #68 | 5,169 | #2,443 | 10 |
| 1947 | #76 | 4,884 | #1,733 | 19 |
| 1946 | #78 | 4,197 | #3,525 | 5 |
| 1945 | #82 | 3,393 | #2,009 | 12 |
| 1944 | #77 | 3,525 | #1,988 | 13 |
| 1943 | #78 | 3,616 | #1,986 | 14 |
| 1942 | #81 | 3,376 | #2,042 | 13 |
| 1941 | #85 | 3,004 | #1,821 | 15 |
| 1940 | #91 | 2,709 | #2,322 | 10 |
| 1939 | #101 | 2,476 | #1,958 | 13 |
| 1938 | #105 | 2,575 | #2,868 | 7 |
| 1937 | #103 | 2,484 | #1,913 | 14 |
| 1936 | #100 | 2,355 | #1,964 | 13 |
| 1935 | #103 | 2,340 | #1,929 | 14 |
| 1934 | #101 | 2,388 | #1,860 | 15 |
| 1933 | #100 | 2,330 | #1,905 | 14 |
| 1932 | #95 | 2,588 | #1,995 | 14 |
| 1931 | #91 | 2,624 | #2,101 | 13 |
| 1930 | #85 | 3,033 | #1,559 | 22 |
| 1929 | #84 | 3,016 | #2,199 | 13 |
| 1928 | #75 | 3,398 | #1,760 | 19 |
| 1927 | #73 | 3,724 | #1,871 | 18 |
| 1926 | #72 | 3,834 | #1,787 | 19 |
| 1925 | #61 | 4,240 | #2,313 | 13 |
| 1924 | #59 | 4,695 | #1,894 | 18 |
| 1923 | #60 | 4,579 | #1,551 | 24 |
| 1922 | #54 | 4,827 | #2,347 | 13 |
| 1921 | #49 | 5,156 | #2,502 | 12 |
| 1920 | #45 | 5,276 | #1,966 | 17 |
| 1919 | #51 | 4,846 | #2,511 | 11 |
| 1918 | #50 | 5,191 | #2,398 | 12 |
| 1917 | #49 | 4,956 | #2,091 | 14 |
| 1916 | #51 | 4,801 | #2,152 | 13 |
| 1915 | #49 | 4,488 | #2,829 | 8 |
| 1914 | #48 | 3,652 | #2,457 | 8 |
| 1913 | #54 | 2,794 | #1,803 | 10 |
| 1912 | #53 | 2,546 | — | |
| 1911 | #55 | 1,858 | #1,740 | 5 |
| 1910 | #57 | 1,752 | — | |
| 1909 | #53 | 1,557 | #1,083 | 8 |
| 1908 | #55 | 1,430 | — | |
| 1907 | #55 | 1,413 | #1,345 | 5 |
| 1906 | #56 | 1,277 | — | |
| 1905 | #63 | 1,190 | — | |
| 1904 | #63 | 1,128 | #723 | 11 |
| 1903 | #66 | 1,015 | #1,130 | 5 |
| 1902 | #68 | 1,004 | #1,137 | 5 |
| 1901 | #71 | 890 | — | |
| 1900 | #65 | 1,201 | — | |
| 1899 | #65 | 942 | — | |
| 1898 | #69 | 914 | — | |
| 1897 | #65 | 962 | — | |
| 1896 | #61 | 1,047 | — | |
| 1895 | #65 | 968 | — | |
| 1894 | #64 | 948 | — | |
| 1893 | #62 | 963 | — | |
| 1892 | #60 | 961 | — | |
| 1891 | #62 | 803 | #963 | 5 |
| 1890 | #59 | 900 | — | |
| 1889 | #56 | 889 | — | |
| 1888 | #56 | 893 | — | |
| 1887 | #53 | 794 | — | |
| 1886 | #54 | 744 | — | |
| 1885 | #50 | 751 | — | |
| 1884 | #55 | 671 | — | |
| 1883 | #56 | 583 | — | |
| 1882 | #52 | 591 | — | |
| 1881 | #52 | 504 | — | |
| 1880 | #53 | 502 | #909 | 5 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Katherine was already there! It came in at #53, and was given to 502 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1886, when fewer than 760 girls a year got the name.
Where Katherine is popular in 1920
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Alaska#21 · 1 in 46
- Nevada#24 · 1 in 58
- Montana#25 · 1 in 110
- New Hampshire#27 · 1 in 112
- Tennessee#31 · 1 in 147
Best ever in a state: #1 in District of Columbia, 2006.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #21 | 5 | 1 in 46 |
| Nevada | #24 | 5 | 1 in 58 |
| Montana | #25 | 46 | 1 in 110 |
| New Hampshire | #27 | 32 | 1 in 112 |
| Tennessee | #31 | 190 | 1 in 147 |
| Virginia | #34 | 181 | 1 in 159 |
| District of Columbia | #36 | 24 | 1 in 138 |
| Hawaii | #36 | 21 | 1 in 142 |
| Maryland | #36 | 95 | 1 in 157 |
| Vermont | #37 | 19 | 1 in 137 |
| Massachusetts | #41 | 199 | 1 in 182 |
| North Dakota | #41 | 51 | 1 in 148 |
| New York | #42 | 506 | 1 in 195 |
| Connecticut | #46 | 80 | 1 in 172 |
| New Jersey | #46 | 162 | 1 in 195 |
| Texas | #46 | 246 | 1 in 232 |
| West Virginia | #46 | 92 | 1 in 201 |
| Rhode Island | #47 | 30 | 1 in 187 |
| Wyoming | #47 | 11 | 1 in 145 |
| California | #48 | 131 | 1 in 215 |
| Missouri | #48 | 144 | 1 in 213 |
| Ohio | #48 | 266 | 1 in 208 |
| Indiana | #49 | 122 | 1 in 217 |
| Kentucky | #49 | 138 | 1 in 210 |
| Alabama | #50 | 157 | 1 in 196 |
| Pennsylvania | #51 | 450 | 1 in 217 |
| Washington | #51 | 56 | 1 in 188 |
| Michigan | #54 | 189 | 1 in 200 |
| Utah | #54 | 24 | 1 in 212 |
| Maine | #55 | 33 | 1 in 205 |
| Minnesota | #56 | 114 | 1 in 201 |
| Colorado | #57 | 38 | 1 in 234 |
| Florida | #57 | 53 | 1 in 199 |
| Mississippi | #57 | 94 | 1 in 228 |
| Arkansas | #58 | 93 | 1 in 223 |
| Idaho | #58 | 20 | 1 in 218 |
| Georgia | #63 | 162 | 1 in 231 |
| Illinois | #63 | 248 | 1 in 239 |
| Delaware | #66 | 8 | 1 in 248 |
| New Mexico | #66 | 17 | 1 in 223 |
| Kansas | #67 | 60 | 1 in 276 |
| North Carolina | #69 | 151 | 1 in 247 |
| South Carolina | #69 | 99 | 1 in 250 |
| Arizona | #73 | 15 | 1 in 250 |
| Nebraska | #74 | 44 | 1 in 288 |
| Oregon | #74 | 23 | 1 in 260 |
| Wisconsin | #75 | 91 | 1 in 268 |
| Louisiana | #77 | 85 | 1 in 267 |
| Iowa | #81 | 64 | 1 in 348 |
| Oklahoma | #86 | 72 | 1 in 354 |
| South Dakota | #95 | 20 | 1 in 339 |
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.
See more about Katherine
- 11 spots since 2024 (#175 → #186)
- 50 spots since 2020 (#136 → #186)
- 102 spots since 2015 (#84 → #186)
- Biggest jump: 13 spots in 1977 (#57 → #44)
- Biggest drop: 21 spots in 2021 (#136 → #157)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1991 at #25 (11,495 births)
- Births halved by 2008, 17 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 132 yrs · run 1940–2016
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 160 girls born in 1988 were named Katherine (0.63%)
- Latest: 1 in 962 girls born in 2025 (0.10%)
- Its best rank, #25 in 1991, was only 1 in 163 (0.61%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 15.2% of all girls named Katherine (99,175) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6,922 | #50 (1885) | #54 |
| 1890s | 9,408 | #59 (1890) | #63 |
| 1900s | 12,105 | #53 (1909) | #62 |
| 1910s | 36,884 | #48 (1914) | #52 |
| 1920s | 42,745 | #45 (1920) | #63 |
| 1930s | 25,193 | #85 (1930) | #98 |
| 1940s | 39,912 | #59 (1949) | #78 |
| 1950s | 66,855 | #55 (1951) | #66 |
| 1960s | 50,619 | #70 (1969) | #80 |
| 1970s | 54,048 | #36 (1979) | #56 |
| 1980s | 99,175 | #26 (1989) | #32 |
| 1990s | 96,885 | #25 (1991) | #30 |
| 2000s | 65,356 | #33 (2000) | #39 |
| 2010s | 34,144 | #61 (2011) | #87 |
| 2020s | 10,675 | #136 (2020) | #165 |
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.
Katherine in 1920
Top girls' names in 1920
Top boys' names in 1920
More about 1920
girls
1,198,289 girls got a published name in 1920; 1 in 227 of them was named Katherine, which outranked 99.2% of the 5,767 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,064,356 boys got a published name in 1920; 1 in 62,609 of them was named Katherine, which outranked 60.6% of the 4,989 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,885Woodard18
- #1,885Yasuo18
- #1,885Zoltan18
- #1,966Katherine17
- #1,966Alwyn17
- #1,966Amador17
- #1,966Amedeo17
- #2,052Abie16
- #2,052Albion16
- #2,052Alto16
Tied with 85 names at #1,966; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.