Katharyne — girls' name
38 babies named Katharyne in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
38 girls have been named Katharyne since 1915, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1989.
- 38
- total births
- 1915–1989
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 34%
- born in that decade
34% of everyone ever named Katharyne was born in this single decade.
7 babies were named Katharyne in 1987 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Katharyne
The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Katharyne between 1915 and 1989, spanning 75 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Katharyne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 7 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Katharyne performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Katharyne shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Katharyne 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 38 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.
Katharyne at a glance
Last recorded 1989Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Katharyne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1915
- Peak year (1987)
- 7
- Annual births at peak — across 75 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1989.
38 total births across 75 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1987 with 7 births in a single year.
Katharyne by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 13 births that decade — 34% of Katharyne's all-time total
Katharyne decade highlights
- Peak decade 13 births
- Runner-up 10 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Katharyne's strongest decade
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 34% of all-time use.
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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, 1915–1989 (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.