Katherina
Katherina was the 6014th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 1892, when it ranked 1051st; the most babies were born in 1991 (46). Over the last ten years it has moved up 333 places. More babies were named Katherina in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,014 girls, up 761 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 20girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199146 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,683babies recorded
Katherina popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,014 | 20 |
| 2020 | #6,775 | 17 |
| 2010 | #8,499 | 14 |
| 2000 | #4,885 | 24 |
| 1990 | #3,112 | 36 |
| 1980 | #4,611 | 16 |
| 1970 | #3,496 | 18 |
| 1960 | #3,437 | 14 |
| 1950 | #4,521 | 7 |
| 1940 | #4,704 | 5 |
| 1930 | #4,902 | 5 |
| 1920 | #4,188 | 7 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | #1,420 | 5 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Katherina, counting every spelling?
Katherina is the most common spelling of a name family that had 20 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 20 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katherina | 20 | #6,014 | 91 |
| Catherina | — | — | 25 |
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 Katherina?
20 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Katherina (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Katherina 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 423 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Katherina.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Katherina?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Katherina are alive today, with a median age of 36; half are between 24 and 55. That makes Katherina 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.
Katherina by state
How common Katherina was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Katherina
How popular is the name Katherina?
Katherina was the 6014th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 1892, when it ranked 1051st; the most babies were born in 1991 (46). Over the last ten years it has moved up 333 places. More babies were named Katherina in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Katherina a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Katherina in the US.
Where is Katherina most popular?
In 2021–2025, Katherina was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.