Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1991

Katherina

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #6,014 Trend ↑ Rising 23%
Rank 2025
#6,014
among girls · ↑2,176 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
20
named Katherina
How common
1 in 80,363
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1991
46 babies
All-time total
1,683
#5,294 all-time among girls
First recorded
1889
in Social Security records

Katherina popularity over time

1,683 babies have been named Katherina since 1889, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1892Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s 5 1 – #1,384
1890s 50 5 +900% #1,051
1900s 5 1 -90% #1,808
1910s 47 5 +840% #2,075
1920s 45 5 -4% #3,859
1930s 22 2 -51% #3,935
1940s 27 3 +23% #3,734
1950s 123 12 +356% #2,451
1960s 235 24 +91% #2,143
1970s 186 19 -21% #3,001
1980s 200 20 +8% #3,066
1990s 309 31 +54% #2,639
2000s 174 17 -44% #4,380
2010s 147 15 -16% #6,347
2020s (to 2025) 108 18 +22% #5,850

Where Katherina is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 21 0.01 outside top 500
2027 21 0.01 outside top 500
2028 22 0.01 outside top 500
2029 23 0.01 outside top 500
2030 23 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Katherina

Katherina is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #6,014 in 2025 with 20 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1889, 1,683 American babies have been named Katherina. Its peak came in 1991, when 46 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Katherina stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Katherina?

The median living Katherina is about 35 years old; half are between 23 and 54. An estimated 1,400 people named Katherina are alive in the United States today.

median 35 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Katherina year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 20 #6,014
2024 13 #8,190
2023 20 #6,064
2022 17 #6,846
2021 21 #5,850
2020 17 #6,775
2019 12 #8,844
2018 14 #7,954
2017 16 #7,251
2016 18 #6,782
2015 20 #6,347
2014 15 #7,869
2013 17 #7,213
2012 13 #8,886
2011 8 #12,753
2010 14 #8,499
2009 13 #9,139
2008 10 #11,203
2007 14 #8,776
2006 18 #6,999
2005 18 #6,676
2004 17 #6,938
2003 13 #8,243
2002 19 #6,008
2001 28 #4,380
2000 24 #4,885
1995 26 #4,026
1990 36 #3,112
1985 15 #4,957
1980 16 #4,611
1975 18 #3,688
1970 18 #3,496
1965 21 #2,706
1960 14 #3,437
1955 17 #2,777
1950 7 #4,521
1945 – –
1940 5 #4,704
1935 – –
1930 5 #4,902
1925 8 #3,859
1920 7 #4,188
1915 5 #4,610
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 6 #1,504
1890 5 #1,420
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Katherina, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Katherina?

The median living Katherina is about 35 years old. Half of all living Katherinas are between 23 and 54 years old.

How many people named Katherina are alive today?

An estimated 1,400 people named Katherina are alive in the United States, based on 1,683 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Katherina in 2025?

Katherina ranked #6,014 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 20 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Katherina?

1,683 babies have been named Katherina in the United States since 1889, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Katherina most popular?

Katherina peaked in 1991, when 46 newborns received the name.

Is Katherina a boy or girl name?

Katherina is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Katherina rising or falling?

Katherina has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Katherina become more popular?

Katherina is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 23 girls named Katherina in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Katherina

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