Katharine is an established variant of Katherine that peaked in 1982 and has since faded.
Katharine is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #4,935 for girl births in the United States (and #8,547 across all names), given to 27 babies. Katharine was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1982 (946 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | 27 | #4,935 | — |
| 2024 | 28 | 28 | #4,828 | — |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | #4,238 | — |
| 2022 | 42 | 42 | #3,680 | — |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | #4,455 | — |
| 2020 | 45 | 45 | #3,427 | — |
| 2019 | 66 | 66 | #2,638 | — |
| 2018 | 56 | 56 | #2,946 | — |
| 2017 | 73 | 73 | #2,476 | — |
| 2016 | 62 | 62 | #2,784 | — |
| 2015 | 89 | 89 | #2,146 | — |
| 2014 | 89 | 89 | #2,147 | — |
| 2013 | 109 | 109 | #1,857 | — |
| 2012 | 110 | 110 | #1,844 | — |
| 2011 | 134 | 134 | #1,615 | — |
| 2010 | 127 | 127 | #1,674 | — |
| 2009 | 160 | 160 | #1,460 | — |
| 2008 | 191 | 191 | #1,305 | — |
| 2007 | 256 | 256 | #1,032 | — |
| 2006 | 293 | 293 | #907 | — |
| 2005 | 301 | 301 | #842 | — |
| 2004 | 323 | 323 | #790 | — |
| 2003 | 375 | 375 | #697 | — |
| 2002 | 286 | 286 | #809 | — |
| 2001 | 334 | 334 | #728 | — |
| 2000 | 362 | 362 | #669 | — |
| 1999 | 320 | 320 | #710 | — |
| 1998 | 453 | 453 | #548 | — |
| 1997 | 407 | — | #572 | — |
| 1996 | 432 | — | #541 | — |
| 1995 | 465 | — | #520 | — |
| 1994 | 542 | — | #467 | — |
| 1993 | 654 | — | #389 | — |
| 1992 | 708 | — | #362 | — |
| 1991 | 687 | — | #375 | — |
| 1990 | 647 | — | #401 | — |
| 1989 | 628 | — | #393 | — |
| 1988 | 755 | — | #327 | — |
| 1987 | 728 | — | #337 | — |
| 1986 | 907 | — | #275 | — |
| 1985 | 846 | — | #293 | #7,076 |
| 1984 | 858 | — | #284 | #5,979 |
| 1983 | 839 | — | #281 | — |
| 1982 | 946 | — | #262 | — |
| 1981 | 792 | — | #306 | — |
| 1980 | 572 | — | #397 | — |
| 1979 | 628 | — | #361 | — |
| 1978 | 422 | — | #467 | — |
| 1977 | 435 | — | #455 | — |
| 1976 | 367 | — | #494 | — |
| 1975 | 345 | — | #517 | — |
| 1974 | 344 | — | #505 | — |
| 1973 | 269 | — | #587 | — |
| 1972 | 309 | — | #539 | — |
| 1971 | 320 | — | #558 | — |
| 1970 | 409 | — | #491 | — |
| 1969 | 367 | — | #509 | — |
| 1968 | 370 | — | #504 | — |
| 1967 | 270 | — | #582 | — |
| 1966 | 300 | — | #544 | — |
| 1965 | 285 | — | #566 | — |
| 1964 | 289 | — | #584 | — |
| 1963 | 307 | — | #558 | — |
| 1962 | 291 | — | #578 | — |
| 1961 | 331 | — | #543 | — |
| 1960 | 304 | — | #562 | — |
| 1959 | 366 | — | #511 | — |
| 1958 | 405 | — | #474 | — |
| 1957 | 408 | — | #469 | — |
| 1956 | 405 | — | #457 | — |
| 1955 | 416 | — | #440 | — |
| 1954 | 322 | — | #493 | — |
| 1953 | 337 | — | #463 | — |
| 1952 | 359 | — | #454 | — |
| 1951 | 321 | — | #466 | — |
| 1950 | 373 | — | #415 | — |
| 1949 | 345 | — | #423 | — |
| 1948 | 334 | — | #435 | — |
| 1947 | 350 | — | #437 | — |
| 1946 | 300 | — | #447 | — |
| 1945 | 282 | — | #424 | — |
| 1944 | 256 | — | #454 | — |
| 1943 | 280 | — | #445 | — |
| 1942 | 259 | — | #462 | — |
| 1941 | 223 | — | #469 | — |
| 1940 | 160 | — | #544 | — |
| 1939 | 181 | — | #496 | — |
| 1938 | 164 | — | #529 | — |
| 1937 | 160 | — | #523 | — |
| 1936 | 182 | — | #475 | — |
| 1935 | 170 | — | #484 | — |
| 1934 | 167 | — | #500 | — |
| 1933 | 152 | — | #514 | — |
| 1932 | 177 | — | #496 | — |
| 1931 | 166 | — | #502 | — |
| 1930 | 205 | — | #469 | — |
| 1929 | 195 | — | #484 | — |
| 1928 | 201 | — | #483 | — |
| 1927 | 226 | — | #465 | — |
| 1926 | 214 | — | #473 | — |
| 1925 | 236 | — | #453 | — |
| 1924 | 265 | — | #429 | — |
| 1923 | 266 | — | #409 | — |
| 1922 | 291 | — | #382 | — |
| 1921 | 329 | — | #370 | — |
| 1920 | 349 | — | #351 | — |
| 1919 | 353 | — | #341 | — |
| 1918 | 372 | — | #334 | — |
| 1917 | 357 | — | #330 | — |
| 1916 | 336 | — | #334 | — |
| 1915 | 344 | — | #319 | — |
| 1914 | 290 | — | #307 | — |
| 1913 | 236 | — | #309 | — |
| 1912 | 261 | — | #279 | — |
| 1911 | 148 | — | #326 | — |
| 1910 | 157 | — | #307 | — |
| 1909 | 144 | — | #299 | — |
| 1908 | 155 | — | #283 | — |
| 1907 | 122 | — | #316 | — |
| 1906 | 133 | — | #288 | — |
| 1905 | 121 | — | #306 | — |
| 1904 | 109 | — | #309 | — |
| 1903 | 126 | — | #278 | — |
| 1902 | 89 | — | #334 | — |
| 1901 | 106 | — | #294 | — |
| 1900 | 141 | — | #273 | — |
| 1899 | 104 | — | #287 | — |
| 1898 | 125 | — | #270 | — |
| 1897 | 145 | — | #228 | — |
| 1896 | 151 | — | #225 | — |
| 1895 | 145 | — | #229 | — |
| 1894 | 140 | — | #224 | — |
| 1893 | 128 | — | #233 | — |
| 1892 | 123 | — | #238 | — |
| 1891 | 117 | — | #224 | — |
| 1890 | 119 | — | #226 | — |
| 1889 | 119 | — | #211 | — |
| 1888 | 108 | — | #223 | — |
| 1887 | 110 | — | #191 | — |
| 1886 | 90 | — | #210 | — |
| 1885 | 78 | — | #223 | — |
| 1884 | 86 | — | #203 | — |
| 1883 | 79 | — | #191 | — |
| 1882 | 82 | — | #175 | — |
| 1881 | 68 | — | #182 | — |
| 1880 | 76 | — | #172 | — |