Baby names
How popular is the name Katherine?
In 2025, 1,670 baby girls in the U.S. were named Katherine, the 186th most popular name for girls. Its peak year was 1990, when 11,625 girls got the name. 650,926 girls have been named Katherine since 1880. 1,824 boys have had the name too.
Rank in 2025
#186
among girls' names
Babies in 2025
1,670
girls named Katherine
Peak year
1990
11,625 girls
Girls named Katherine each year since 1880
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The numbers for Katherine (girls)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,670 |
| 2024 | 1,746 |
| 2023 | 1,705 |
| 2022 | 1,742 |
| 2021 | 1,821 |
| 2020 | 1,991 |
| 2019 | 2,450 |
| 2018 | 2,677 |
| 2017 | 2,861 |
| 2016 | 3,276 |
| 2015 | 3,454 |
| 2014 | 3,691 |
| 2013 | 3,723 |
| 2012 | 3,953 |
| 2011 | 4,189 |
| 2010 | 3,870 |
| 2009 | 4,432 |
| 2008 | 5,350 |
| 2007 | 5,818 |
| 2006 | 6,295 |
| 2005 | 6,392 |
| 2004 | 6,742 |
| 2003 | 7,126 |
| 2002 | 7,212 |
| 2001 | 7,880 |
| 2000 | 8,109 |
| 1999 | 7,935 |
| 1998 | 8,207 |
| 1997 | 8,518 |
| 1996 | 8,877 |
| 1995 | 8,987 |
| 1994 | 9,586 |
| 1993 | 10,506 |
| 1992 | 11,149 |
| 1991 | 11,495 |
| 1990 | 11,625 |
| 1989 | 11,415 |
| 1988 | 11,154 |
| 1987 | 10,438 |
| 1986 | 10,570 |
| 1985 | 10,128 |
| 1984 | 10,157 |
| 1983 | 9,684 |
| 1982 | 9,179 |
| 1981 | 8,433 |
| 1980 | 8,017 |
| 1979 | 7,464 |
| 1978 | 6,625 |
| 1977 | 6,030 |
| 1976 | 5,051 |
| 1975 | 4,851 |
| 1974 | 4,530 |
| 1973 | 4,420 |
| 1972 | 4,514 |
| 1971 | 5,120 |
| 1970 | 5,443 |
| 1969 | 5,167 |
| 1968 | 4,716 |
| 1967 | 4,560 |
| 1966 | 4,492 |
| 1965 | 4,706 |
| 1964 | 5,074 |
| 1963 | 5,124 |
| 1962 | 5,272 |
| 1961 | 5,632 |
| 1960 | 5,876 |
| 1959 | 6,139 |
| 1958 | 6,433 |
| 1957 | 6,637 |
| 1956 | 7,082 |
| 1955 | 7,239 |
| 1954 | 6,740 |
| 1953 | 6,559 |
| 1952 | 6,891 |
| 1951 | 6,930 |
| 1950 | 6,205 |
| 1949 | 6,039 |
| 1948 | 5,169 |
| 1947 | 4,884 |
| 1946 | 4,197 |
| 1945 | 3,393 |
| 1944 | 3,525 |
| 1943 | 3,616 |
| 1942 | 3,376 |
| 1941 | 3,004 |
| 1940 | 2,709 |
| 1939 | 2,476 |
| 1938 | 2,575 |
| 1937 | 2,484 |
| 1936 | 2,355 |
| 1935 | 2,340 |
| 1934 | 2,388 |
| 1933 | 2,330 |
| 1932 | 2,588 |
| 1931 | 2,624 |
| 1930 | 3,033 |
| 1929 | 3,016 |
| 1928 | 3,398 |
| 1927 | 3,724 |
| 1926 | 3,834 |
| 1925 | 4,240 |
| 1924 | 4,695 |
| 1923 | 4,579 |
| 1922 | 4,827 |
| 1921 | 5,156 |
| 1920 | 5,276 |
| 1919 | 4,846 |
| 1918 | 5,191 |
| 1917 | 4,956 |
| 1916 | 4,801 |
| 1915 | 4,488 |
| 1914 | 3,652 |
| 1913 | 2,794 |
| 1912 | 2,546 |
| 1911 | 1,858 |
| 1910 | 1,752 |
| 1909 | 1,557 |
| 1908 | 1,430 |
| 1907 | 1,413 |
| 1906 | 1,277 |
| 1905 | 1,190 |
| 1904 | 1,128 |
| 1903 | 1,015 |
| 1902 | 1,004 |
| 1901 | 890 |
| 1900 | 1,201 |
| 1899 | 942 |
| 1898 | 914 |
| 1897 | 962 |
| 1896 | 1,047 |
| 1895 | 968 |
| 1894 | 948 |
| 1893 | 963 |
| 1892 | 961 |
| 1891 | 803 |
| 1890 | 900 |
| 1889 | 889 |
| 1888 | 893 |
| 1887 | 794 |
| 1886 | 744 |
| 1885 | 751 |
| 1884 | 671 |
| 1883 | 583 |
| 1882 | 591 |
| 1881 | 504 |
| 1880 | 502 |
Boys named Katherine each year since 1880
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The numbers for Katherine (boys)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2024 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2023 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2022 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2021 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2020 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2019 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2018 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2017 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2016 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2015 | 9 |
| 2014 | 7 |
| 2013 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2012 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2011 | 5 |
| 2010 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2009 | 5 |
| 2008 | 6 |
| 2007 | 7 |
| 2006 | 6 |
| 2005 | 14 |
| 2004 | 32 |
| 2003 | 10 |
| 2002 | 12 |
| 2001 | 14 |
| 2000 | 13 |
| 1999 | 7 |
| 1998 | 13 |
| 1997 | 11 |
| 1996 | 14 |
| 1995 | 13 |
| 1994 | 19 |
| 1993 | 19 |
| 1992 | 20 |
| 1991 | 20 |
| 1990 | 32 |
| 1989 | 94 |
| 1988 | 42 |
| 1987 | 44 |
| 1986 | 44 |
| 1985 | 39 |
| 1984 | 48 |
| 1983 | 33 |
| 1982 | 45 |
| 1981 | 31 |
| 1980 | 30 |
| 1979 | 36 |
| 1978 | 26 |
| 1977 | 20 |
| 1976 | 16 |
| 1975 | 18 |
| 1974 | 17 |
| 1973 | 12 |
| 1972 | 12 |
| 1971 | 30 |
| 1970 | 16 |
| 1969 | 16 |
| 1968 | 11 |
| 1967 | 14 |
| 1966 | 18 |
| 1965 | 10 |
| 1964 | 17 |
| 1963 | 18 |
| 1962 | 9 |
| 1961 | 19 |
| 1960 | 24 |
| 1959 | 14 |
| 1958 | 17 |
| 1957 | 17 |
| 1956 | 21 |
| 1955 | 15 |
| 1954 | 16 |
| 1953 | 13 |
| 1952 | 17 |
| 1951 | 8 |
| 1950 | 9 |
| 1949 | 19 |
| 1948 | 10 |
| 1947 | 19 |
| 1946 | 5 |
| 1945 | 12 |
| 1944 | 13 |
| 1943 | 14 |
| 1942 | 13 |
| 1941 | 15 |
| 1940 | 10 |
| 1939 | 13 |
| 1938 | 7 |
| 1937 | 14 |
| 1936 | 13 |
| 1935 | 14 |
| 1934 | 15 |
| 1933 | 14 |
| 1932 | 14 |
| 1931 | 13 |
| 1930 | 22 |
| 1929 | 13 |
| 1928 | 19 |
| 1927 | 18 |
| 1926 | 19 |
| 1925 | 13 |
| 1924 | 18 |
| 1923 | 24 |
| 1922 | 13 |
| 1921 | 12 |
| 1920 | 17 |
| 1919 | 11 |
| 1918 | 12 |
| 1917 | 14 |
| 1916 | 13 |
| 1915 | 8 |
| 1914 | 8 |
| 1913 | 10 |
| 1912 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1911 | 5 |
| 1910 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1909 | 8 |
| 1908 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1907 | 5 |
| 1906 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1905 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1904 | 11 |
| 1903 | 5 |
| 1902 | 5 |
| 1901 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1900 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1899 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1898 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1897 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1896 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1895 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1894 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1893 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1892 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1891 | 5 |
| 1890 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1889 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1888 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1887 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1886 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1885 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1884 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1883 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1882 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1881 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1880 | 5 |
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Source and notes
U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.
The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.