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United States name statistics

Katherine in United States

Estimated bearers

446,143

Country rank

#92

Per 100k

134

These figures are derived directly from official statistical agency data.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly female.

Male 0.3%Female 99.7%

Katherine popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Katherine, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

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  1. 1880: 507
  2. 1881: 504
  3. 1882: 591
  4. 1883: 583
  5. 1884: 671
  6. 1885: 751
  7. 1886: 744
  8. 1887: 794
  9. 1888: 893
  10. 1889: 889
  11. 1890: 900
  12. 1891: 808
  13. 1892: 961
  14. 1893: 963
  15. 1894: 948
  16. 1895: 968
  17. 1896: 1,047
  18. 1897: 962
  19. 1898: 914
  20. 1899: 942
  21. 1900: 1,201
  22. 1901: 890
  23. 1902: 1,009
  24. 1903: 1,020
  25. 1904: 1,139
  26. 1905: 1,190
  27. 1906: 1,277
  28. 1907: 1,418
  29. 1908: 1,430
  30. 1909: 1,565
  31. 1910: 1,752
  32. 1911: 1,863
  33. 1912: 2,546
  34. 1913: 2,804
  35. 1914: 3,660
  36. 1915: 4,496
  37. 1916: 4,814
  38. 1917: 4,970
  39. 1918: 5,203
  40. 1919: 4,857
  41. 1920: 5,293
  42. 1921: 5,168
  43. 1922: 4,840
  44. 1923: 4,603
  45. 1924: 4,713
  46. 1925: 4,253
  47. 1926: 3,853
  48. 1927: 3,742
  49. 1928: 3,417
  50. 1929: 3,029
  51. 1930: 3,055
  52. 1931: 2,637
  53. 1932: 2,602
  54. 1933: 2,344
  55. 1934: 2,403
  56. 1935: 2,354
  57. 1936: 2,368
  58. 1937: 2,498
  59. 1938: 2,582
  60. 1939: 2,489
  61. 1940: 2,719
  62. 1941: 3,019
  63. 1942: 3,389
  64. 1943: 3,630
  65. 1944: 3,538
  66. 1945: 3,405
  67. 1946: 4,202
  68. 1947: 4,903
  69. 1948: 5,179
  70. 1949: 6,058
  71. 1950: 6,214
  72. 1951: 6,938
  73. 1952: 6,908
  74. 1953: 6,572
  75. 1954: 6,756
  76. 1955: 7,254
  77. 1956: 7,103
  78. 1957: 6,654
  79. 1958: 6,450
  80. 1959: 6,153
  81. 1960: 5,900
  82. 1961: 5,651
  83. 1962: 5,281
  84. 1963: 5,142
  85. 1964: 5,091
  86. 1965: 4,716
  87. 1966: 4,510
  88. 1967: 4,574
  89. 1968: 4,727
  90. 1969: 5,183
  91. 1970: 5,459
  92. 1971: 5,150
  93. 1972: 4,526
  94. 1973: 4,432
  95. 1974: 4,547
  96. 1975: 4,869
  97. 1976: 5,067
  98. 1977: 6,050
  99. 1978: 6,651
  100. 1979: 7,500
  101. 1980: 8,047
  102. 1981: 8,464
  103. 1982: 9,224
  104. 1983: 9,717
  105. 1984: 10k
  106. 1985: 10k
  107. 1986: 11k
  108. 1987: 10k
  109. 1988: 11k
  110. 1989: 12k
  111. 1990: 12k
  112. 1991: 12k
  113. 1992: 11k
  114. 1993: 11k
  115. 1994: 9,605
  116. 1995: 9,000
  117. 1996: 8,891
  118. 1997: 8,529
  119. 1998: 8,220
  120. 1999: 7,942
  121. 2000: 8,122
  122. 2001: 7,894
  123. 2002: 7,224
  124. 2003: 7,136
  125. 2004: 6,774
  126. 2005: 6,406
  127. 2006: 6,301
  128. 2007: 5,825
  129. 2008: 5,356
  130. 2009: 4,437
  131. 2010: 3,870
  132. 2011: 4,194
  133. 2012: 3,953
  134. 2013: 3,723
  135. 2014: 3,698
  136. 2015: 3,463
  137. 2016: 3,276
  138. 2017: 2,861
  139. 2018: 2,677
  140. 2019: 2,450
  141. 2020: 1,991
  142. 2021: 1,821
  143. 2022: 1,742
  144. 2023: 1,705
  145. 2024: 1,746
  146. 2025: 1,670

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Katherine in United States?

An estimated 446,143 people in United States are named Katherine. That works out to 1 in 744 residents.

Is Katherine a common name in United States?

Katherine ranks #92 among first names in United States.