US rank #11178 Girls' name Peak 2006 922 births

Katerine — #11178 US girls' name

922 babies named Katerine in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51950s151960s131970s481980s1131990s2012000s3782010s1132020s36
#11178
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 37% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Katerine was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

50 babies were named Katerine in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Katerine

The Social Security Administration has registered 922 babies named Katerine between 1938 and 2024, spanning 87 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Katerine currently holds the #11178 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 50 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Katerine performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 378 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Katerine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 86 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Katerine in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Katerine in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 922 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Katerine at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

922

Since 1938

87 years of records

Peak year

2006

50 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,178

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1938

Recorded for 87 years

Last year on file: 2024

Katerine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1938

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
50
Annual births at peak — across 87 years of records
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Katerine by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
378 births that decade — 41% of Katerine's all-time total
1930s51950s151960s131970s481980s1131990s2012000s3782010s1132020s36

Katerine by state

Where Katerine concentrates geographically — total births since 1938

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Katerine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
86 9.3%
#2 New York
82 8.9%
#3 Texas
17 1.8%
#4 Florida
5 0.5%
#5 Georgia
5 0.5%
#6 Maryland
5 0.5%
#7 Virginia
5 0.5%
California share of Katerine's total US births 9.3%
Even split

86 of 922 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Katerine?
922 babies have been named Katerine since 1938. It currently ranks #11178 among girls. The peak year was 2006 with 50 births.
When was Katerine most popular?
Katerine was most popular in the 2000s decade with 378 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Katerine most popular?
The top states for the name Katerine are California (86 births), New York (82 births), Texas (17 births).
How long has the name Katerine been used?
Katerine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1938, spanning 87 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Katerine?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kathleen, Katherine, Kathryn, Kathy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1938–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.