Katherine

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Katherine is a given name of Greek origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 651,062 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 649,238 as girls and 1,824 as boys. Katherine gained popularity in the 1900s, peaked in 1990 and has since declined significantly. It is the #90 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

Fewer

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Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	1,740
2023	1,703
2022	1,738
2021	1,819
2020	1,991
2019	2,450
2018	2,676
2017	2,861
2016	3,275
2015	3,463
2014	3,696
2013	3,723
2012	3,953
2011	4,194
2010	3,869
2009	4,436
2008	5,356
2007	5,825
2006	6,301
2005	6,406
2004	6,774
2003	7,136
2002	7,224
2001	7,894
2000	8,122
1999	7,942
1998	8,218
1997	8,528
1996	8,892
1995	9,000
1994	9,605
1993	10,525
1992	11,169
1991	11,515
1990	11,659
1989	11,509
1988	11,196
1987	10,482
1986	10,614
1985	10,168
1984	10,204
1983	9,716
1982	9,225
1981	8,464
1980	8,048
1979	7,501
1978	6,651
1977	6,050
1976	5,069
1975	4,870
1974	4,549
1973	4,431
1972	4,523
1971	5,152
1970	5,459
1969	5,183
1968	4,726
1967	4,575
1966	4,510
1965	4,716
1964	5,090
1963	5,143
1962	5,280
1961	5,651
1960	5,900
1959	6,152
1958	6,450
1957	6,654
1956	7,102
1955	7,255
1954	6,756
1953	6,572
1952	6,908
1951	6,938
1950	6,214
1949	6,058
1948	5,179
1947	4,904
1946	4,201
1945	3,404
1944	3,538
1943	3,630
1942	3,389
1941	3,019
1940	2,719
1939	2,489
1938	2,582
1937	2,498
1936	2,368
1935	2,354
1934	2,403
1933	2,344
1932	2,602
1931	2,637
1930	3,055
1929	3,029
1928	3,417
1927	3,742
1926	3,853
1925	4,253
1924	4,713
1923	4,603
1922	4,840
1921	5,168
1920	5,293
1919	4,857
1918	5,203
1917	4,970
1916	4,814
1915	4,496
1914	3,660
1913	2,804
1912	2,546
1911	1,863
1910	1,752
1909	1,565
1908	1,430
1907	1,418
1906	1,277
1905	1,190
1904	1,139
1903	1,020
1902	1,009
1901	890
1900	1,201
1899	942
1898	914
1897	962
1896	1,047
1895	968
1894	948
1893	963
1892	961
1891	808
1890	900
1889	889
1888	893
1887	794
1886	744
1885	751
1884	671
1883	583
1882	591
1881	504
1880	507