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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Kathe

Kathe was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1944, when it ranked 1163rd; the most babies were born in 1951 (56). More babies were named Kathe in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
195156 babies
Total since 1880
1,077babies recorded

Kathe popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#14,0225
1980——
1970#4,13114
1960#1,82339
1950#1,56036
1940#2,36213
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Kathe, counting every spelling?

Kathe has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Kathe?

About 800 people born in the US named Kathe are alive today, with a median age of 71; half are between 64 and 77. That makes Kathe a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Kathe by state

How common Kathe was among girls born in each state in 1949–1953, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (1.9×). In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesIL0.01Michigan: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMI0.03New York: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesNY0.05Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesOH0.01Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Kathe, girls, 1949–1953. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Kathe: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kathe, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Kathe

How popular is the name Kathe?

Kathe was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1944, when it ranked 1163rd; the most babies were born in 1951 (56). More babies were named Kathe in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Kathe a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,077 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Kathe most popular?

In 1949–1953, Kathe was most common in New York (0.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by Michigan and Illinois.