Katherine Name Popularity

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How popular is Katherine?

The somewhat popular name Katherine was the 112th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 250 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 250 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

Position 25, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1991.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1990 with 11,624 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Katherine was 502 in 1880.

Approximately during the years 1901-1916, 1941-1951, 1966-1969, 1973-1982, and 1985-1988, the name Katherine took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1992-1995, 2004-2010, and 2011-2017.

Where is the name Katherine popularity headed?

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

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

The name Katherine is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Katherin. (Girl)		Katherin. (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		2,666	112	< 5	--
2017		2,853	104	< 5	--
2016		3,271	91	< 5	--
2015		3,445	84	9	8,370
2014		3,678	83	7	10,178
2013		3,719	77	< 5	--
2012		3,951	64	< 5	--
2011		4,186	61	5	13,334
2010		3,866	70	< 5	--
2009		4,428	60	5	13,491
2008		5,346	45	6	11,827
2007		5,817	39	7	10,343
2006		6,293	37	6	11,354
2005		6,391	36	14	5,734
2004		6,738	35	32	3,110
2003		7,125	35	10	6,992
2002		7,212	36	12	5,902
2001		7,879	35	14	5,276
2000		8,108	33	13	5,444
1999		7,934	36	7	8,302
1998		8,204	33	13	5,028
1997		8,516	32	11	5,481
1996		8,875	31	14	4,506
1995		8,985	30	13	4,659
1994		9,587	30	19	3,527
1993		10,506	29	19	3,437
1992		11,148	27	20	3,281
1991		11,490	25	20	3,172
1990		11,624	26	32	2,236
1989		11,414	26	94	1,087
1988		11,151	27	42	1,689
1987		10,434	28	44	1,595
1986		10,572	28	44	1,522
1985		10,127	32	39	1,630
1984		10,159	30	48	1,374
1983		9,681	34	33	1,728
1982		9,180	36	45	1,430
1981		8,435	39	31	1,834
1980		8,019	35	29	1,931
1979		7,467	36	36	1,614
1978		6,624	38	26	1,940
1977		6,034	44	20	2,317
1976		5,055	57	16	2,658
1975		4,854	58	18	2,404
1974		4,531	62	17	2,405
1973		4,418	64	12	2,938
1972		4,513	69	12	2,907
1971		5,123	67	30	1,616
1970		5,442	67	16	2,351
1969		5,167	70	16	2,182
1968		4,718	75	11	2,664
1967		4,557	76	14	2,207
1966		4,494	78	18	1,852
1965		4,706	79	10	2,694
1964		5,073	82	17	2,017
1963		5,127	86	18	1,929
1962		5,272	83	9	2,947
1961		5,629	86	19	1,913
1960		5,878	81	24	1,671
1959		6,139	79	14	2,249
1958		6,432	74	17	1,989
1957		6,636	72	17	1,987
1956		7,082	67	21	1,746
1955		7,237	65	15	2,088
1954		6,738	64	16	1,998
1953		6,559	63	13	2,233
1952		6,890	59	17	1,903
1951		6,929	55	8	2,952
1950		6,205	58	9	2,673
1949		6,039	59	19	1,731
1948		5,169	68	10	2,525
1947		4,886	76	19	1,759
1946		4,196	78	5	3,776
1945		3,392	82	12	2,064
1944		3,524	77	13	2,039
1943		3,615	78	14	2,032
1942		3,377	81	13	2,095
1941		3,004	85	15	1,856
1940		2,709	91	10	2,403
1939		2,475	101	13	2,010
1938		2,575	105	7	3,023
1937		2,484	103	14	1,954
1936		2,356	100	13	2,015
1935		2,338	103	14	1,987
1934		2,386	102	15	1,894
1933		2,330	100	14	1,961
1932		2,590	95	14	2,052
1931		2,624	92	13	2,158
1930		3,032	85	22	1,583
1929		3,018	84	13	2,260
1928		3,396	75	19	1,798
1927		3,721	73	18	1,917
1926		3,834	72	19	1,823
1925		4,240	61	13	2,372
1924		4,696	59	18	1,935
1923		4,579	60	24	1,572
1922		4,827	54	13	2,412
1921		5,156	49	12	2,559
1920		5,276	45	17	2,005
1919		4,846	51	11	2,592
1918		5,191	50	12	2,465
1917		4,956	49	14	2,136
1916		4,801	51	13	2,207
1915		4,488	49	8	2,954
1914		3,652	48	8	2,540
1913		2,794	54	10	1,880
1912		2,546	53	< 5	--
1911		1,858	55	5	1,879
1910		1,752	57	< 5	--
1909		1,557	53	8	1,122
1908		1,430	55	< 5	--
1907		1,413	55	5	1,453
1906		1,277	56	< 5	--
1905		1,190	64	< 5	--
1904		1,128	63	11	744
1903		1,015	66	5	1,215
1902		1,004	68	5	1,229
1901		890	71	< 5	--
1900		1,201	65	< 5	--
1899		942	65	< 5	--
1898		914	69	< 5	--
1897		962	65	< 5	--
1896		1,047	61	< 5	--
1895		968	65	< 5	--
1894		948	64	< 5	--
1893		963	62	< 5	--
1892		961	60	< 5	--
1891		803	62	5	1,047
1890		900	59	< 5	--
1889		889	56	< 5	--
1888		893	56	< 5	--
1887		794	53	< 5	--
1886		744	54	< 5	--
1885		751	50	< 5	--
1884		671	55	< 5	--
1883		583	56	< 5	--
1882		591	52	< 5	--
1881		504	52	< 5	--
1880		502	53	5	994

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.