Katharina
Katharina was the 6440th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 787th; the most babies were born in 1991 (58). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,783 places. More babies were named Katharina in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,440 girls, down 688 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 18girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199158 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,121babies recorded
Katharina popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,440 | 18 |
| 2020 | #5,752 | 21 |
| 2010 | #5,508 | 25 |
| 2000 | #3,484 | 38 |
| 1990 | #3,111 | 36 |
| 1980 | #3,665 | 22 |
| 1970 | #3,155 | 21 |
| 1960 | #2,774 | 20 |
| 1950 | #3,553 | 10 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #3,861 | 7 |
| 1920 | #4,187 | 7 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | #1,150 | 7 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Katharina, counting every spelling?
Katharina is the most common spelling of a name family that had 29 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 29 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katharina | 18 | #6,440 | 84 |
| Catharina | 11 | #8,979 | 39 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Katharina?
18 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Katharina (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Katharina born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 465 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Katharina.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Katharina?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Katharina are alive today, with a median age of 33; half are between 22 and 47. That makes Katharina mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Katharina: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Katharina, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Katharina
How popular is the name Katharina?
Katharina was the 6440th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 787th; the most babies were born in 1991 (58). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,783 places. More babies were named Katharina in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Katharina a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Katharina in the US.