Katherine
Girl nameKatherine has been given to 652,750 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1990 and currently ranks #186 for girls (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈkæθ(ə)ɹɪn/
Origin: Ancient Greek
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
652,750
Peak year
1990 (11,657 babies)
Rank in 2025
#186 for girls
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -52%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Katherine
Ginger Rogers
American actress and dancer (1911–1995)
Katherine Johnson
African-American mathematician
Tilda Swinton
Scottish-British actress
Katherine Heigl
American actress (born 1978)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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