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

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 1,740 female babies that were named Katherine in the US, which was 0.11% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Katherine peaked as a female baby name in the US in 1990 with a count of 11,627 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 2024.

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	8018	0.48
1981	8433	0.51
1982	9180	0.54
1983	9683	0.58
1984	10156	0.60
1985	10129	0.59
1986	10570	0.62
1987	10438	0.60
1988	11154	0.63
1989	11415	0.62
1990	11627	0.61
1991	11495	0.61
1992	11149	0.61
1993	10506	0.58
1994	9586	0.54
1995	8987	0.51
1996	8878	0.51
1997	8517	0.49
1998	8205	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	4431	0.24
2010	3869	0.22
2011	4189	0.24
2012	3953	0.23
2013	3723	0.21
2014	3689	0.21
2015	3454	0.19
2016	3275	0.19
2017	2861	0.17
2018	2676	0.16
2019	2450	0.15
2020	1991	0.12
2021	1819	0.11
2022	1738	0.11
2023	1703	0.11
2024	1740	0.11