Katharine
4 countries#4878 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Katharine was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
41,241 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #4878 · peaked in 1982 with 946 births
Most common in: New York, California, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Illinois
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
397 births recorded 1974–2007 · peaked in 1987 with 27 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
11 births recorded 1997–2004 · peaked in 1997 with 4 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
France
6 births recorded 1957–1971 · peaked in 1957 with 3 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Katharine’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #905 | — |
| 2007 | #1030 | ↓125 |
| 2008 | #1299 | ↓269 |
| 2009 | #1450 | ↓151 |
| 2010 | #1668 | ↓218 |
| 2011 | #1612 | ↑56 |
| 2012 | #1831 | ↓219 |
| 2013 | #1849 | ↓18 |
| 2014 | #2139 | ↓290 |
| 2015 | #2138 | ↑1 |
| 2016 | #2761 | ↓623 |
| 2017 | #2464 | ↑297 |
| 2018 | #2928 | ↓464 |
| 2019 | #2632 | ↑296 |
| 2020 | #3399 | ↓767 |
| 2021 | #4413 | ↓1014 |
| 2022 | #3653 | ↑760 |
| 2023 | #4191 | ↓538 |
| 2024 | #4772 | ↓581 |
| 2025 | #4878 | ↓106 |