Girls' name · since 1881
Katharina
Since 1881, U.S. Social Security records show 2,121 babies named Katharina, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,533 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,329 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,121
- born since 1881
- 1990s
- peak decade
2,121 babies have been named Katharina since 1881, making it today's #6329 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Katharina recorded 2,121 times among girls since 1881, holding rank #6329 nationally today, ahead of 63% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2025.
- #4,533 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,329 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,121 born since 1881
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katharina ranks #4,533 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,329 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,121 born since 1881, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,533 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,329 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,121
- born since 1881
- 1990s
- peak decade
Katharina's 2,121 recorded births place it above 93.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Katharina compares
2,121 Top 22% higher than 78% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Katharina's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Katharina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,121 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 58 | 21 | 19,840 |
Katharina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Katharina's SSA record in two at 1972 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1882, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 58, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Katharina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Katharina by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (451 births, 21% of the file).
1990s was Katharina's strongest decade.
451 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Katharina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 52
1880s
52 births
- 1890s 40
1890s
40 births
- 1900s 25
1900s
25 births
- 1910s 45
1910s
45 births
- 1920s 30
1920s
30 births
- 1930s 12
1930s
12 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 128
1950s
128 births
- 1960s
1960s
231 births
- 1970s 158
1970s
158 births
- 1980s
1980s
269 births
- 1990s
1990s
451 births
- 2000s
2000s
350 births
- 2010s
2010s
214 births
- 2020s 105
2020s
105 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 451 births (21% of all-time use).
How Katharina 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 Katharina's total volume
Katharina by state
Where Katharina concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 116 | 5.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 67 | 3.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 39 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 11 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.2% |
116 of 2,121 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Katharina appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Katharina's data
- Katharina's decade-level peak was the 1990s (451 total births); usage has since declined to 105 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Katharinas (116 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Katharina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1881–2025 (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 Katharina 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.