Katherine remains a common girls' name (#186 in 2025), down from a peak of #25 in 1991.
Katherine is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #186 for girl births in the United States (and #408 across all names), given to 1,670 babies. Katherine first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1990 (11,625 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,670 | 1,670 | #186 | — |
| 2024 | 1,746 | 1,746 | #175 | — |
| 2023 | 1,705 | 1,705 | #170 | — |
| 2022 | 1,742 | 1,742 | #166 | — |
| 2021 | 1,821 | 1,821 | #157 | — |
| 2020 | 1,991 | 1,991 | #136 | — |
| 2019 | 2,450 | 2,450 | #120 | — |
| 2018 | 2,677 | 2,684 | #112 | — |
| 2017 | 2,861 | 2,861 | #105 | — |
| 2016 | 3,276 | 3,276 | #91 | — |
| 2015 | 3,463 | 3,471 | #84 | #8,387 |
| 2014 | 3,698 | 3,703 | #82 | #10,198 |
| 2013 | 3,723 | 3,723 | #77 | — |
| 2012 | 3,953 | 3,965 | #64 | — |
| 2011 | 4,194 | 4,201 | #61 | #13,352 |
| 2010 | 3,870 | 3,875 | #70 | — |
| 2009 | 4,437 | 4,437 | #60 | #13,504 |
| 2008 | 5,356 | 5,367 | #45 | #11,840 |
| 2007 | 5,825 | 5,836 | #39 | #10,349 |
| 2006 | 6,301 | 6,315 | #37 | #11,360 |
| 2005 | 6,406 | 6,422 | #36 | #5,737 |
| 2004 | 6,774 | 6,791 | #35 | #3,115 |
| 2003 | 7,136 | 7,167 | #35 | #6,995 |
| 2002 | 7,224 | 7,253 | #36 | #5,906 |
| 2001 | 7,894 | 7,942 | #35 | #5,281 |
| 2000 | 8,122 | 8,167 | #33 | #5,447 |
| 1999 | 7,942 | 7,997 | #36 | #8,304 |
| 1998 | 8,220 | 8,278 | #33 | #5,033 |
| 1997 | 8,529 | — | #32 | #5,481 |
| 1996 | 8,891 | — | #31 | #4,507 |
| 1995 | 9,000 | — | #30 | #4,659 |
| 1994 | 9,605 | — | #30 | #3,527 |
| 1993 | 10,525 | — | #29 | #3,440 |
| 1992 | 11,169 | — | #27 | #3,283 |
| 1991 | 11,515 | — | #25 | #3,173 |
| 1990 | 11,657 | — | #26 | #2,238 |
| 1989 | 11,509 | — | #26 | #1,086 |
| 1988 | 11,196 | — | #27 | #1,690 |
| 1987 | 10,482 | — | #28 | #1,595 |
| 1986 | 10,614 | — | #28 | #1,523 |
| 1985 | 10,167 | — | #32 | #1,631 |
| 1984 | 10,205 | — | #30 | #1,374 |
| 1983 | 9,717 | — | #34 | #1,731 |
| 1982 | 9,224 | — | #36 | #1,430 |
| 1981 | 8,464 | — | #39 | #1,834 |
| 1980 | 8,047 | — | #35 | #1,889 |
| 1979 | 7,500 | — | #36 | #1,613 |
| 1978 | 6,651 | — | #38 | #1,944 |
| 1977 | 6,050 | — | #44 | #2,315 |
| 1976 | 5,067 | — | #57 | #2,659 |
| 1975 | 4,869 | — | #58 | #2,402 |
| 1974 | 4,547 | — | #62 | #2,406 |
| 1973 | 4,432 | — | #64 | #2,938 |
| 1972 | 4,526 | — | #69 | #2,910 |
| 1971 | 5,150 | — | #67 | #1,617 |
| 1970 | 5,459 | — | #67 | #2,352 |
| 1969 | 5,183 | — | #70 | #2,184 |
| 1968 | 4,727 | — | #75 | #2,666 |
| 1967 | 4,574 | — | #76 | #2,207 |
| 1966 | 4,510 | — | #78 | #1,853 |
| 1965 | 4,716 | — | #79 | #2,696 |
| 1964 | 5,091 | — | #82 | #2,017 |
| 1963 | 5,142 | — | #87 | #1,929 |
| 1962 | 5,281 | — | #84 | #2,948 |
| 1961 | 5,651 | — | #86 | #1,915 |
| 1960 | 5,900 | — | #81 | #1,670 |
| 1959 | 6,153 | — | #79 | #2,252 |
| 1958 | 6,450 | — | #74 | #1,988 |
| 1957 | 6,654 | — | #72 | #1,990 |
| 1956 | 7,103 | — | #67 | #1,746 |
| 1955 | 7,254 | — | #65 | #2,094 |
| 1954 | 6,756 | — | #64 | #2,002 |
| 1953 | 6,572 | — | #63 | #2,236 |
| 1952 | 6,908 | — | #59 | #1,904 |
| 1951 | 6,938 | — | #55 | #2,953 |
| 1950 | 6,214 | — | #58 | #2,673 |
| 1949 | 6,058 | — | #59 | #1,732 |
| 1948 | 5,179 | — | #68 | #2,526 |
| 1947 | 4,903 | — | #76 | #1,759 |
| 1946 | 4,202 | — | #78 | #3,776 |
| 1945 | 3,405 | — | #82 | #2,065 |
| 1944 | 3,538 | — | #77 | #2,040 |
| 1943 | 3,630 | — | #78 | #2,032 |
| 1942 | 3,389 | — | #81 | #2,097 |
| 1941 | 3,019 | — | #85 | #1,857 |
| 1940 | 2,719 | — | #92 | #2,404 |
| 1939 | 2,489 | — | #101 | #2,009 |
| 1938 | 2,582 | — | #105 | #3,024 |
| 1937 | 2,498 | — | #103 | #1,953 |
| 1936 | 2,368 | — | #100 | #2,014 |
| 1935 | 2,354 | — | #103 | #1,987 |
| 1934 | 2,403 | — | #101 | #1,892 |
| 1933 | 2,344 | — | #100 | #1,962 |
| 1932 | 2,602 | — | #95 | #2,052 |
| 1931 | 2,637 | — | #92 | #2,159 |
| 1930 | 3,055 | — | #85 | #1,583 |
| 1929 | 3,029 | — | #84 | #2,261 |
| 1928 | 3,417 | — | #75 | #1,797 |
| 1927 | 3,742 | — | #73 | #1,918 |
| 1926 | 3,853 | — | #72 | #1,822 |
| 1925 | 4,253 | — | #61 | #2,372 |
| 1924 | 4,713 | — | #59 | #1,935 |
| 1923 | 4,603 | — | #60 | #1,572 |
| 1922 | 4,840 | — | #54 | #2,413 |
| 1921 | 5,168 | — | #49 | #2,559 |
| 1920 | 5,293 | — | #45 | #2,005 |
| 1919 | 4,857 | — | #51 | #2,593 |
| 1918 | 5,203 | — | #50 | #2,465 |
| 1917 | 4,970 | — | #49 | #2,136 |
| 1916 | 4,814 | — | #51 | #2,207 |
| 1915 | 4,496 | — | #49 | #2,954 |
| 1914 | 3,660 | — | #48 | #2,540 |
| 1913 | 2,804 | — | #54 | #1,879 |
| 1912 | 2,546 | — | #53 | — |
| 1911 | 1,863 | — | #55 | #1,879 |
| 1910 | 1,752 | — | #57 | — |
| 1909 | 1,565 | — | #53 | #1,122 |
| 1908 | 1,430 | — | #55 | — |
| 1907 | 1,418 | — | #55 | #1,453 |
| 1906 | 1,277 | — | #56 | — |
| 1905 | 1,190 | — | #64 | — |
| 1904 | 1,139 | — | #63 | #743 |
| 1903 | 1,020 | — | #66 | #1,215 |
| 1902 | 1,009 | — | #68 | #1,229 |
| 1901 | 890 | — | #71 | — |
| 1900 | 1,201 | — | #65 | — |
| 1899 | 942 | — | #65 | — |
| 1898 | 914 | — | #69 | — |
| 1897 | 962 | — | #65 | — |
| 1896 | 1,047 | — | #61 | — |
| 1895 | 968 | — | #65 | — |
| 1894 | 948 | — | #64 | — |
| 1893 | 963 | — | #62 | — |
| 1892 | 961 | — | #60 | — |
| 1891 | 808 | — | #62 | #1,047 |
| 1890 | 900 | — | #59 | — |
| 1889 | 889 | — | #56 | — |
| 1888 | 893 | — | #56 | — |
| 1887 | 794 | — | #53 | — |
| 1886 | 744 | — | #54 | — |
| 1885 | 751 | — | #50 | — |
| 1884 | 671 | — | #55 | — |
| 1883 | 583 | — | #56 | — |
| 1882 | 591 | — | #52 | — |
| 1881 | 504 | — | #52 | — |
| 1880 | 507 | — | #53 | #994 |