Trend of the Popularity of Katherine as a Female Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 1,670 female babies that were named Katherine in the US, which was 0.10% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Katherine peaked as a female baby name in the US in 1990 with a count of 11,625 babies, which was 0.61% of the total female babies born in the US in 1990.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in the US that were named Katherine, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in the US that were named Katherine.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Katherine in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Katherine in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in the US who were named Katherine from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Katherine as a Female Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	8017	0.48
1981	8433	0.51
1982	9179	0.54
1983	9684	0.58
1984	10157	0.60
1985	10128	0.59
1986	10570	0.62
1987	10438	0.60
1988	11154	0.63
1989	11415	0.62
1990	11625	0.61
1991	11495	0.61
1992	11149	0.61
1993	10506	0.58
1994	9586	0.54
1995	8987	0.51
1996	8877	0.51
1997	8518	0.49
1998	8207	0.46
1999	7935	0.45
2000	8109	0.45
2001	7880	0.44
2002	7212	0.40
2003	7126	0.39
2004	6742	0.37
2005	6392	0.35
2006	6295	0.33
2007	5818	0.30
2008	5350	0.28
2009	4432	0.24
2010	3870	0.22
2011	4189	0.24
2012	3953	0.22
2013	3723	0.21
2014	3691	0.21
2015	3454	0.19
2016	3276	0.19
2017	2861	0.17
2018	2677	0.16
2019	2450	0.15
2020	1991	0.12
2021	1821	0.11
2022	1742	0.11
2023	1705	0.11
2024	1746	0.11
2025	1670	0.10