Katherine
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning pure.
Babies a year
2,833
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#186
down from #175
UK popularity
#872
40 babies
How Katherine has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #84 |
| 2016 | #91 |
| 2017 | #105 |
| 2018 | #112 |
| 2019 | #120 |
| 2020 | #135 |
| 2021 | #157 |
| 2022 | #166 |
| 2023 | #169 |
| 2024 | #175 |
| 2025 | #186 |
In 2025, 40 babies in England and Wales were named Katherine. In the US, 2,833 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 11,624 in 1990.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Katherine was most common in 1990, when it went to 0.57% of American babies of that sex.
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