Names / Girl names
Katherine
Current rank
#186
and easing
All-time peak
#25
in 1991
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
652,700
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #25 in 1991 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Katherine is a girls' name that makes its debut in 1880. Its strongest year was 1991, at #25 nationally. Today it sits at #186 and is easing off its highs. Over 652,700 have carried it since records began.