Katharine Girl
How popular is Katharine?
#4,877 girl name in 2025
27 baby girls were named Katharine in the US in 2025, making it the 4877th most popular girl name.
28,611living people named Katharine (est.)
43median age of people named Katharine
41,241babies named Katharine since 1880
1 in 122,790US babies born in 2025
Katharine popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #4,877 for girls (▼ 107 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 27 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-70% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,138 in 2015, #3,399 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1982 (946 girls) |
| Highest rank | #171 in 1880 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| 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 |
Where Katharine is most popular
Babies named Katharine per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Katharine by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 896 | #171 |
| 1890s | 1,297 | #224 |
| 1900s | 1,246 | #273 |
| 1910s | 2,854 | #279 |
| 1920s | 2,572 | #349 |
| 1930s | 1,724 | #468 |
| 1940s | 2,789 | #422 |
| 1950s | 3,712 | #414 |
| 1960s | 3,114 | #504 |
| 1970s | 3,848 | #361 |
| 1980s | 7,860 | #262 |
| 1990s | 5,315 | #362 |
| 2000s | 2,881 | #667 |
| 2010s | 915 | #1,612 |
| 2020s | 207 | #3,399 |
Girl names about as popular as Katharine
Questions
- Is Katharine a boy or girl name?
- Katharine is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Katharine were girls.
- How popular is the name Katharine?
- 27 baby girls were named Katharine in the US in 2025, making it the 4877th most popular girl name.
- When was Katharine most popular?
- Katharine peaked in 1982, when 946 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #171 in 1880.
- How many people are named Katharine?
- 41,241 babies have been named Katharine in the US since 1880. We estimate about 28,611 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 43.
- Where is Katharine most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Katharine was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
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.