Girls' name · since 1880
Katheryn
15,220 babies named Katheryn in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,275 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,391 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,220
- born since 1880
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Katheryn is the #3391 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 15,220 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Katheryn recorded 15,220 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #3391 nationally today, ahead of 80% 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 1880 to 2025.
- #1,275 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,391 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 15,220 born since 1880
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katheryn ranks #1,275 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,391 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 15,220 born since 1880, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,275 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,391 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,220
- born since 1880
- 1990s
- peak decade
Katheryn's 15,220 recorded births place it above 98.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Katheryn compares
15,220 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Katheryn's all-time total is 40x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Katheryn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 15,220 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 213 | 21 | 19,840 |
Katheryn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Katheryn's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1880, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 213, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Katheryn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 213
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Katheryn by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,862 births, 12% of the file).
1990s was Katheryn's strongest decade.
1,862 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 12% of all-time use.
Katheryn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 122
1880s
122 births
- 1890s 203
1890s
203 births
- 1900s 302
1900s
302 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,192 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,543 births
- 1930s
1930s
891 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,243 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,745 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,189 births
- 1970s
1970s
962 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,598 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,862 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,321 births
- 2010s
2010s
786 births
- 2020s 261
2020s
261 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,862 births (12% of all-time use).
How Katheryn 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 Katheryn's total volume
Katheryn by state
Where Katheryn concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,331 | 8.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,234 | 8.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 554 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 505 | 3.3% |
| #5 | New York | | 438 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 406 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Florida | | 385 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 382 | 2.5% |
1,331 of 15,220 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Katheryn appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Katheryn's data
- Katheryn's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,862 total births); usage has since declined to 261 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Katheryns (1,331 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 Katheryn
Nearby Names Like Katheryn
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Katheryn
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Katheryn
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Katheryn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Katheryn 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.