Girls' name · since 1940
Kathe
1,077 babies named Kathe in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,134 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,077
- born since 1940
- 1950s
- peak decade
Kathe is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,077 have been recorded since 1940.
Social Security Administration records show Kathe recorded 1,077 times among girls since 1940, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 2005.
- #7,134 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,077 born since 1940
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kathe ranks #7,134 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,077 born since 1940, peaking in the 1950s.
- #7,134 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,077
- born since 1940
- 1950s
- peak decade
Kathe's 1,077 recorded births place it above 90.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Kathe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kathe's SSA record in two at 1961 and the more recent half accounts for 24% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 76%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1951 peak of 56, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kathe popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–2005
- Peak year (1951)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Kathe by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (442 births, 41% of the file).
1950s was Kathe's strongest decade.
442 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Kathe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
340 births
- 1950s
1950s
442 births
- 1960s
1960s
208 births
- 1970s 39
1970s
39 births
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 442 births (41% of all-time use).
How Kathe 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 Kathe's total volume
Kathe by state
Where Kathe concentrates geographically, total births since 1940
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 99 | 9.2% |
| #2 | California | | 79 | 7.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 26 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 18 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 12 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 12 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.5% |
99 of 1,077 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Kathe's data
- Kathe's decade-level peak was the 1950s (442 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kathes (99 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Kathe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1951)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1940–2005 (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 Kathe 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.