Girls' name · since 1938
Katerine
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.
- #7,957 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 922
- born since 1938
- 2000s
- peak decade
Katerine sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 922 recorded since 1938.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katerine has been recorded 922 times among girls since 1938, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1938 to 2024.
- #7,957 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 922 born since 1938
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katerine ranks #7,957 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 922 born since 1938, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,957 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 922
- born since 1938
- 2000s
- peak decade
Katerine's 922 recorded births place it above 88.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Katerine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Katerine splits its recorded history at 1996: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1938 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 50 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Katerine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–2024
- Peak year (2006)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 87 years of records
Katerine by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (378 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Katerine's strongest decade.
378 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Katerine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s 48
1970s
48 births
- 1980s 113
1980s
113 births
- 1990s
1990s
201 births
- 2000s
2000s
378 births
- 2010s 113
2010s
113 births
- 2020s 36
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 378 births (41% of all-time use).
How Katerine compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Katerine's total volume
Katerine by state
Where Katerine concentrates geographically, total births since 1938
| 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% |
86 of 922 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Katerine's data
- Katerine's decade-level peak was the 2000s (378 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Katerines (86 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Katerine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~86 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1938–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Katerine draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.