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Katharine Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Katharine?

The rare name Katharine was the 2,931st Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Katharine, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Position 172, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1880.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1982 with 952 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Katharine was 56 in 2018.

Approximately during the years 1884-1887, 1909-1915, 1938-1942, 1944-1947, 1965-1968, and 1973-1982, the name Katharine took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 2007-2010, and 2013-2016.

Where is the name Katharine popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

The popularity trend for Katharine has been spiralling downward for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Katharine for their newborn has dropped.

The name Katharine is quite distinctive and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Katharine has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Katharin. (Girl)Katharin. (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 56 2,931 < 5 --
2017 72 2,489 < 5 --
2016 62 2,781 < 5 --
2015 89 2,142 < 5 --
2014 89 2,146 < 5 --
2013 109 1,854 < 5 --
2012 109 1,850 < 5 --
2011 134 1,613 < 5 --
2010 127 1,668 < 5 --
2009 160 1,457 < 5 --
2008 191 1,302 < 5 --
2007 256 1,031 < 5 --
2006 293 905 < 5 --
2005 301 842 < 5 --
2004 323 790 < 5 --
2003 375 697 < 5 --
2002 286 810 < 5 --
2001 334 728 < 5 --
2000 362 669 < 5 --
1999 321 708 < 5 --
1998 452 549 < 5 --
1997 407 572 < 5 --
1996 432 541 < 5 --
1995 465 520 < 5 --
1994 542 467 < 5 --
1993 654 390 < 5 --
1992 708 362 < 5 --
1991 687 375 < 5 --
1990 647 401 < 5 --
1989 628 393 < 5 --
1988 754 328 < 5 --
1987 728 337 < 5 --
1986 908 275 < 5 --
1985 841 292 5 7,073
1984 852 284 6 5,976
1983 839 281 < 5 --
1982 952 261 < 5 --
1981 792 306 < 5 --
1980 571 398 < 5 --
1979 628 361 < 5 --
1978 422 467 < 5 --
1977 435 455 < 5 --
1976 367 494 < 5 --
1975 345 517 < 5 --
1974 344 505 < 5 --
1973 269 587 < 5 --
1972 309 539 < 5 --
1971 320 558 < 5 --
1970 409 491 < 5 --
1969 367 509 < 5 --
1968 370 504 < 5 --
1967 270 582 < 5 --
1966 300 544 < 5 --
1965 285 567 < 5 --
1964 289 583 < 5 --
1963 307 557 < 5 --
1962 291 579 < 5 --
1961 331 543 < 5 --
1960 304 562 < 5 --
1959 365 512 < 5 --
1958 405 474 < 5 --
1957 408 469 < 5 --
1956 404 459 < 5 --
1955 416 440 < 5 --
1954 322 494 < 5 --
1953 337 463 < 5 --
1952 358 454 < 5 --
1951 321 466 < 5 --
1950 373 415 < 5 --
1949 345 423 < 5 --
1948 333 435 < 5 --
1947 350 437 < 5 --
1946 300 447 < 5 --
1945 282 424 < 5 --
1944 257 454 < 5 --
1943 280 445 < 5 --
1942 259 462 < 5 --
1941 223 469 < 5 --
1940 160 544 < 5 --
1939 181 497 < 5 --
1938 164 529 < 5 --
1937 160 523 < 5 --
1936 182 475 < 5 --
1935 170 484 < 5 --
1934 167 500 < 5 --
1933 152 514 < 5 --
1932 177 496 < 5 --
1931 166 502 < 5 --
1930 205 469 < 5 --
1929 195 484 < 5 --
1928 201 483 < 5 --
1927 226 465 < 5 --
1926 214 473 < 5 --
1925 236 453 < 5 --
1924 265 429 < 5 --
1923 266 409 < 5 --
1922 291 382 < 5 --
1921 329 370 < 5 --
1920 349 351 < 5 --
1919 353 341 < 5 --
1918 372 334 < 5 --
1917 357 330 < 5 --
1916 336 334 < 5 --
1915 344 319 < 5 --
1914 290 307 < 5 --
1913 236 309 < 5 --
1912 261 279 < 5 --
1911 148 326 < 5 --
1910 157 307 < 5 --
1909 144 299 < 5 --
1908 155 283 < 5 --
1907 122 316 < 5 --
1906 133 288 < 5 --
1905 121 306 < 5 --
1904 109 309 < 5 --
1903 126 278 < 5 --
1902 89 334 < 5 --
1901 106 294 < 5 --
1900 141 273 < 5 --
1899 104 287 < 5 --
1898 125 270 < 5 --
1897 145 228 < 5 --
1896 151 225 < 5 --
1895 145 229 < 5 --
1894 140 224 < 5 --
1893 128 233 < 5 --
1892 123 238 < 5 --
1891 117 224 < 5 --
1890 119 226 < 5 --
1889 119 211 < 5 --
1888 108 223 < 5 --
1887 110 191 < 5 --
1886 90 210 < 5 --
1885 78 223 < 5 --
1884 86 203 < 5 --
1883 79 191 < 5 --
1882 82 175 < 5 --
1881 68 182 < 5 --
1880 76 172 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.