Recorded 1925–1951 Girls' name Peak 1951 21 births

Katherline — girls' name

21 babies named Katherline in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

21 girls have been named Katherline since 1925, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1951.

21
total births
1925–1951
years on record
1920s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Katherline was born in this single decade.

1951
Single peak year

6 babies were named Katherline in 1951 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Katherline

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Katherline between 1925 and 1951, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Katherline currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1951, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Katherline performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Katherline shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Katherline 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 21 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.

Katherline at a glance

Last recorded 1951

Total births

21

Since 1925

27 years of records

Peak year

1951

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1951

Active since

1925

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1951

Katherline popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1925

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1951)
6
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
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Katherline by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
10 births that decade — 48% of Katherline's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Katherline?
21 babies have been named Katherline since 1925. It was last recorded in 1951. The peak year was 1951 with 6 births.
When was Katherline most popular?
Katherline was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1951.
How long has the name Katherline been used?
Katherline has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 27 years of data through 1951.
What names are similar to Katherline?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kathleen, Katherine, Kathryn, Kathy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1925–1951 (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.