Girls' name · since 1915
Katrine
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 903 babies named Katrine, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,053 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 903
- born since 1915
- 1980s
- peak decade
Katrine is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 903 have been recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katrine has been recorded 903 times among girls since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2017.
- #8,053 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 903 born since 1915
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Katrine ranks #8,053 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 903 born since 1915, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,053 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 903
- born since 1915
- 1980s
- peak decade
Katrine's 903 recorded births place it above 88.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Katrine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Katrine splits its recorded history at 1974: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Katrine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2017
- Peak year (1981)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Katrine by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (177 births, 20% of the file).
1980s was Katrine's strongest decade.
177 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Katrine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 30
1910s
30 births
- 1920s 34
1920s
34 births
- 1930s 16
1930s
16 births
- 1940s 49
1940s
49 births
- 1950s
1950s
78 births
- 1960s
1960s
115 births
- 1970s
1970s
172 births
- 1980s
1980s
177 births
- 1990s
1990s
130 births
- 2000s
2000s
74 births
- 2010s 28
2010s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 177 births (20% of all-time use).
How Katrine 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 Katrine's total volume
Katrine by state
Where Katrine concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.6% |
10 of 903 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Katrine's data
- Katrine's decade-level peak was the 1980s (177 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Katrines (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Katrine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~102 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, 1915–2017 (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 Katrine 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.