Recorded 1915–2017 Girls' name Peak 1981 903 births

Katrine — girls' name

903 babies named Katrine in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s301920s341930s161940s491950s781960s1151970s1721980s1771990s1302000s742010s28
1980s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Katrine was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

27 babies were named Katrine in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Katrine

The Social Security Administration has registered 903 babies named Katrine between 1915 and 2017, spanning 103 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Katrine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Katrine performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 177 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Katrine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Katrine in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Katrine 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 903 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.

Katrine at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

903

Since 1915

103 years of records

Peak year

1981

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1915

Recorded for 103 years

Last year on file: 2017

Katrine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1915

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1981)
27
Annual births at peak — across 103 years of records
051015202530 201720031993198319731963195119341915 11

Katrine by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
177 births that decade — 20% of Katrine's all-time total
1910s301920s341930s161940s491950s781960s1151970s1721980s1771990s1302000s742010s28

Katrine by state

Where Katrine concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Katrine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
10 1.1%
#2 California
5 0.6%
New York share of Katrine's total US births 1.1%
Even split

10 of 903 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Katrine?
903 babies have been named Katrine since 1915. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1981 with 27 births.
When was Katrine most popular?
Katrine was most popular in the 1980s decade with 177 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Katrine most popular?
The top states for the name Katrine are New York (10 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Katrine been used?
Katrine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 103 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Katrine?
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, 1915–2017 (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.