Katharina Girl
How popular is Katharina?
#6,324 girl name in 2025
18 baby girls were named Katharina in the US in 2025, making it the 6324th most popular girl name.
1,842living people named Katharina (est.)
33median age of people named Katharina
2,121babies named Katharina since 1880
1 in 184,186US babies born in 2025
Katharina popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #6,324 for girls (▲ 923 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 18 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-40% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,583 in 2015, #5,663 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1991 (58 girls) |
| Highest rank | #740 in 1881 |
| First recorded | 1881 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Katharina counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Katharina family of names ranked #3,219 for girls in 2025 (#3,899 the year before), with 29 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Katharina | 18 | 62% |
| Catharina | 11 | 38% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Katharina by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 52 | #740 |
| 1890s | 40 | #1,099 |
| 1900s | 25 | #1,136 |
| 1910s | 45 | #2,632 |
| 1920s | 30 | #2,762 |
| 1930s | 12 | #3,656 |
| 1940s | 11 | #4,672 |
| 1950s | 128 | #2,726 |
| 1960s | 231 | #2,209 |
| 1970s | 158 | #3,110 |
| 1980s | 269 | #2,739 |
| 1990s | 451 | #2,236 |
| 2000s | 350 | #2,877 |
| 2010s | 214 | #4,583 |
| 2020s | 105 | #5,663 |
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Questions
- Is Katharina a boy or girl name?
- Katharina is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Katharina were girls.
- How popular is the name Katharina?
- 18 baby girls were named Katharina in the US in 2025, making it the 6324th most popular girl name.
- When was Katharina most popular?
- Katharina peaked in 1991, when 58 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #740 in 1881.
- How many people are named Katharina?
- 2,121 babies have been named Katharina in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,842 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 33.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.