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
- 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
Rank among girls' names. Katharine has never cracked the top 100 here.
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 | — | |
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 1984
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Vermont#103 · 1 in 460
- District of Columbia#112 · 1 in 437
- New Hampshire#113 · 1 in 534
- Maine#131 · 1 in 623
- Delaware#139 · 1 in 607
Best ever in a state: #66 in District of Columbia, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | #103 | 6 | 1 in 460 |
| District of Columbia | #112 | 13 | 1 in 437 |
| New Hampshire | #113 | 10 | 1 in 534 |
| Maine | #131 | 10 | 1 in 623 |
| Delaware | #139 | 5 | 1 in 607 |
| Connecticut | #153 | 20 | 1 in 817 |
| Maryland | #153 | 26 | 1 in 880 |
| Massachusetts | #175 | 34 | 1 in 985 |
| New Jersey | #176 | 38 | 1 in 1,030 |
| Oregon | #183 | 17 | 1 in 921 |
| Minnesota | #207 | 22 | 1 in 1,303 |
| Pennsylvania | #217 | 52 | 1 in 1,309 |
| Iowa | #225 | 13 | 1 in 1,367 |
| Illinois | #230 | 51 | 1 in 1,424 |
| Missouri | #230 | 21 | 1 in 1,493 |
| Colorado | #231 | 16 | 1 in 1,352 |
| Virginia | #232 | 22 | 1 in 1,426 |
| Wisconsin | #233 | 19 | 1 in 1,612 |
| South Carolina | #264 | 11 | 1 in 1,603 |
| Michigan | #268 | 31 | 1 in 1,818 |
| New York | #272 | 63 | 1 in 1,657 |
| Ohio | #289 | 32 | 1 in 2,162 |
| Kansas | #297 | 8 | 1 in 1,910 |
| Florida | #298 | 31 | 1 in 1,989 |
| Utah | #308 | 9 | 1 in 1,659 |
| Washington | #333 | 13 | 1 in 2,066 |
| Oklahoma | #357 | 9 | 1 in 2,297 |
| California | #358 | 91 | 1 in 2,116 |
| Kentucky | #378 | 7 | 1 in 3,134 |
| Texas | #381 | 55 | 1 in 2,371 |
| Tennessee | #394 | 9 | 1 in 3,049 |
| Georgia | #422 | 12 | 1 in 2,974 |
| Arizona | #429 | 8 | 1 in 2,638 |
| Louisiana | #457 | 10 | 1 in 3,075 |
| North Carolina | #461 | 9 | 1 in 3,788 |
| Indiana | #506 | 7 | 1 in 4,757 |
| Alabama | #553 | 5 | 1 in 4,307 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| 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.
See more about Katharine
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #171 (76 births)
- Births halved by 2021, 141 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 127 yrs · run 1880–2006
- 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%)
- 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 1984
Top girls' names in 1984
Top boys' names in 1984
More about 1984
girls
1,683,817 girls got a published name in 1984; 1 in 1,976 of them was named Katharine, which outranked 97.7% of the 12,181 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,804,848 boys got a published name in 1984; 1 in 300,808 of them was named Katharine, which outranked 24.2% of the 7,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #4,973Zenon7
- #4,973Zeus7
- #4,973Zubair7
- #5,561Katharine6
- #5,561Aaryn6
- #5,561Abdulaziz6
- #5,561Abdur6
- #6,315Abbott5
- #6,315Abdel5
- #6,315Abdon5
Tied with 753 names at #5,561; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.