Katrine vs Kathleen

Side-by-side comparison of Katrine and Kathleen — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Katrine

Girl name

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Name B

Kathleen

Girl name · Rank #1107

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Metric Katrine Kathleen
Current Rank Unranked #1107
Total Births (all years) 903 713,438
Peak Year 1981 1951
Peak Year Births 27 26,716
Peak Decade 1980ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Katrine Kathleen
1880ss — 389
1890ss — 1,942
1900ss — 3,924
1910ss 30 16,592
1920ss 34 33,597
1930ss 16 34,550
1940ss 49 152,981
1950ss 78 224,341
1960ss 115 120,950
1970ss 172 44,846
1980ss 177 39,395
1990ss 130 24,847
2000ss 74 10,065
2010ss 28 3,808
2020ss — 1,211

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Katrine Kathleen
2014 5 422
2015 — 341
2016 5 340
2017 6 314
2018 — 306
2019 — 280
2020 — 253
2021 — 262
2022 — 228
2023 — 248
2024 — 220

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1915–2017.

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