Girls' name · since 1880
Kathrine
15,775 babies named Kathrine in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,240 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,133 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,775
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
15,775 babies have been named Kathrine since 1880, making it today's #7133 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kathrine has been recorded 15,775 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #7133 nationally and more common than 59% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,240 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,133 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 15,775 born since 1880
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kathrine ranks #1,240 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,133 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 15,775 born since 1880, peaking in the 1950s.
- #1,240 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,133 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,775
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Kathrine's 15,775 recorded births place it above 98.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kathrine compares
15,775 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Kathrine's all-time total is 42x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kathrine | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 15,775 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 275 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kathrine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kathrine splits its recorded history at 1953: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2022 (13 births) -- compare that against the 1956 peak of 275 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kathrine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1956)
- 275
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Kathrine by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (2,288 births, 15% of the file).
1950s was Kathrine's strongest decade.
2,288 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Kathrine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 240
1880s
240 births
- 1890s 229
1890s
229 births
- 1900s 252
1900s
252 births
- 1910s 837
1910s
837 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,138 births
- 1930s 758
1930s
758 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,005 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,288 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,817 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,707 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,155 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,949 births
- 2000s
2000s
991 births
- 2010s 307
2010s
307 births
- 2020s 102
2020s
102 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 2,288 births (15% of all-time use).
How Kathrine 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 Kathrine's total volume
Kathrine by state
Where Kathrine concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,460 | 9.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,179 | 7.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 577 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 527 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 521 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 485 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 427 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Florida | | 393 | 2.5% |
1,460 of 15,775 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Kathrine appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kathrine's data
- Kathrine's decade-level peak was the 1950s (2,288 total births); usage has since declined to 102 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kathrines (1,460 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.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Kathrine
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kathrine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
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 Kathrine 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.