Kattie vs Katherine

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

Name A

Kattie

Girl name

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Name B

Katherine

Girl name · Rank #175

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Metric Kattie Katherine
Current Rank Unranked #175
Total Births (all years) 5,585 649,238
Peak Year 1924 1990
Peak Year Births 95 11,627
Peak Decade 1920ss 1980ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Kattie Katherine
1880ss 118 6,922
1890ss 198 9,408
1900ss 336 12,105
1910ss 629 36,884
1920ss 785 42,745
1930ss 651 25,193
1940ss 523 39,911
1950ss 390 66,854
1960ss 198 50,618
1970ss 207 54,052
1980ss 604 99,176
1990ss 499 96,885
2000ss 320 65,355
2010ss 119 34,139
2020ss 8 8,991

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kattie Katherine
2014 12 3,689
2015 9 3,454
2016 11 3,275
2017 6 2,861
2018 — 2,676
2019 7 2,450
2020 — 1,991
2021 — 1,819
2022 8 1,738
2023 — 1,703
2024 — 1,740

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, 1880–2022.

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