Girls' name · since 1889
Katherina
Since 1889, U.S. Social Security records show 1,683 babies named Katherina, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,297 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,930 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,683
- born since 1889
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Katherina is the #5930 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,683 recorded since 1889.
Katherina has 1,683 recorded births among girls since 1889, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5930 as of the latest data, more common than 66% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 2025.
- #5,297 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,930 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,683 born since 1889
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katherina ranks #5,297 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,930 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,683 born since 1889, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,297 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,930 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,683
- born since 1889
- 1990s
- peak decade
Katherina's 1,683 recorded births place it above 92.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Katherina compares
1,683 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Katherina's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Katherina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,683 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 46 | 21 | 19,840 |
Katherina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Katherina's SSA record in two at 1972 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1889, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 46, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Katherina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 137 years of records
Katherina by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (309 births, 18% of the file).
1990s was Katherina's strongest decade.
309 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Katherina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 50
1890s
50 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 47
1910s
47 births
- 1920s 45
1920s
45 births
- 1930s 22
1930s
22 births
- 1940s 27
1940s
27 births
- 1950s 123
1950s
123 births
- 1960s
1960s
235 births
- 1970s
1970s
186 births
- 1980s
1980s
200 births
- 1990s
1990s
309 births
- 2000s
2000s
174 births
- 2010s
2010s
147 births
- 2020s 108
2020s
108 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 309 births (18% of all-time use).
How Katherina 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 Katherina's total volume
Katherina by state
Where Katherina concentrates geographically, total births since 1889
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 89 | 5.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 33 | 2.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 17 | 1.0% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 11 | 0.7% |
89 of 1,683 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Katherina's data
- Katherina's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (309 total births) through the 2020s (108) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Katherinas (89 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.
Keep exploring Katherina
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Katherina
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Katherina: 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 (~136 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, 1889–2025 (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 Katherina 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.