Katherin Girl
How popular is Katherin?
#4,171 girl name in 2025
34 baby girls were named Katherin in the US in 2025, making it the 4171st most popular girl name.
Katherin popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #4,171 for girls (▲ 122 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 34 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-31% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,299 in 2015, #3,777 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1989 (277 girls) |
| Highest rank | #716 in 1989 |
| First recorded | 1892 |
| 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 |
Katherin counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Katherine family of names ranked #122 for girls in 2025 (#120 the year before), with 2,730 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Katherine | 1,670 | 61% |
| Catherine | 972 | 36% |
| Katheryn | 45 | 2% |
| Katherin | 34 | 1% |
| Katheryne | 9 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Katherin is most popular
Babies named Katherin per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (38 girls)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 girls)
Katherin by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 11 | #1,426 |
| 1900s | 5 | #2,208 |
| 1910s | 65 | #1,818 |
| 1920s | 118 | #2,190 |
| 1930s | 102 | #1,797 |
| 1940s | 133 | #1,980 |
| 1950s | 237 | #1,763 |
| 1960s | 218 | #2,212 |
| 1970s | 233 | #2,621 |
| 1980s | 577 | #716 |
| 1990s | 496 | #2,186 |
| 2000s | 720 | #1,971 |
| 2010s | 490 | #2,533 |
| 2020s | 225 | #3,584 |
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Questions
- Is Katherin a boy or girl name?
- Katherin is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Katherin were girls.
- How popular is the name Katherin?
- 34 baby girls were named Katherin in the US in 2025, making it the 4171st most popular girl name.
- When was Katherin most popular?
- Katherin peaked in 1989, when 277 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #716 in 1989.
- How many people are named Katherin?
- 3,630 babies have been named Katherin in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,200 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 30.
- Where is Katherin most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Katherin 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.