Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Katharine

#678 most common girls' name of all time · #1,243 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#678
Rank overall
#1,243 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
41,241
Since 2016
464
Peak year
1982 #262
Best rank
#172 1880
Girls Boys peak 946/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Katharine is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 27 — 27 #4,878
2024 28 — 28 #4,772
2023 34 — 34 #4,191
2022 42 — 42 #3,653
2021 31 — 31 #4,413
2020 45 — 45 #3,399
2019 66 — 66 #2,632
2018 56 — 56 #2,928
2017 73 — 73 #2,464
2016 62 — 62 #2,761
2015 89 — 89 #2,138
2014 89 — 89 #2,139
2013 109 — 109 #1,850
2012 110 — 110 #1,831
2011 134 — 134 #1,612
2010 127 — 127 #1,668
2009 160 — 160 #1,450
2008 191 — 191 #1,299
2007 256 — 256 #1,030
2006 293 — 293 #905
2005 301 — 301 #842
2004 323 — 323 #789
2003 375 — 375 #697
2002 286 — 286 #808
2001 334 — 334 #728
2000 362 — 362 #667
1999 320 — 320 #708
1998 453 — 453 #548
1997 407 — 407 #571
1996 432 — 432 #540
1995 465 — 465 #520
1994 542 — 542 #467
1993 654 — 654 #389
1992 708 — 708 #362
1991 687 — 687 #374
1990 647 — 647 #401
1989 628 — 628 #393
1988 755 — 755 #327
1987 728 — 728 #337
1986 907 — 907 #275
1985 841 5 846 #292
1984 852 6 858 #284
1983 839 — 839 #281
1982 946 — 946 #262
1981 792 — 792 #306
1980 572 — 572 #397
1979 628 — 628 #361
1978 422 — 422 #467
1977 435 — 435 #455
1976 367 — 367 #493
1975 345 — 345 #517
1974 344 — 344 #505
1973 269 — 269 #587
1972 309 — 309 #539
1971 320 — 320 #558
1970 409 — 409 #489
1969 367 — 367 #509
1968 370 — 370 #504
1967 270 — 270 #582
1966 300 — 300 #543
1965 285 — 285 #566
1964 289 — 289 #584
1963 307 — 307 #557
1962 291 — 291 #577
1961 331 — 331 #543
1960 304 — 304 #562
1959 366 — 366 #511
1958 405 — 405 #474
1957 408 — 408 #469
1956 405 — 405 #457
1955 416 — 416 #439
1954 322 — 322 #493
1953 337 — 337 #463
1952 359 — 359 #454
1951 321 — 321 #466
1950 373 — 373 #415
1949 345 — 345 #423
1948 334 — 334 #435
1947 350 — 350 #436
1946 300 — 300 #447
1945 282 — 282 #423
1944 256 — 256 #454
1943 280 — 280 #444
1942 259 — 259 #462
1941 223 — 223 #469
1940 160 — 160 #544
1939 181 — 181 #495
1938 164 — 164 #527
1937 160 — 160 #522
1936 182 — 182 #474
1935 170 — 170 #484
1934 167 — 167 #500
1933 152 — 152 #514
1932 177 — 177 #496
1931 166 — 166 #501
1930 205 — 205 #468
1929 195 — 195 #484
1928 201 — 201 #482
1927 226 — 226 #464
1926 214 — 214 #473
1925 236 — 236 #452
1924 265 — 265 #429
1923 266 — 266 #409
1922 291 — 291 #381
1921 329 — 329 #369
1920 349 — 349 #349
1919 353 — 353 #341
1918 372 — 372 #334
1917 357 — 357 #330
1916 336 — 336 #334
1915 344 — 344 #318
1914 290 — 290 #307
1913 236 — 236 #309
1912 261 — 261 #279
1911 148 — 148 #325
1910 157 — 157 #307
1909 144 — 144 #298
1908 155 — 155 #282
1907 122 — 122 #316
1906 133 — 133 #288
1905 121 — 121 #306
1904 109 — 109 #308
1903 126 — 126 #278
1902 89 — 89 #332
1901 106 — 106 #293
1900 141 — 141 #273
1899 104 — 104 #286
1898 125 — 125 #270
1897 145 — 145 #228
1896 151 — 151 #224
1895 145 — 145 #229
1894 140 — 140 #224
1893 128 — 128 #233
1892 123 — 123 #236
1891 117 — 117 #224
1890 119 — 119 #224
1889 119 — 119 #211
1888 108 — 108 #223
1887 110 — 110 #191
1886 90 — 90 #210
1885 78 — 78 #223
1884 86 — 86 #201
1883 79 — 79 #191
1882 82 — 82 #175
1881 68 — 68 #182
1880 76 — 76 #172