US rank #8522 Girls' name Peak 1994 821 births

Marykatherine — #8522 US girls' name

821 babies named Marykatherine in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s291980s1291990s2422000s2282010s1292020s64
#8522
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 52% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Marykatherine was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

34 babies were named Marykatherine in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marykatherine

The Social Security Administration has registered 821 babies named Marykatherine between 1971 and 2024, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marykatherine currently holds the #8522 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marykatherine performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 242 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Marykatherine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Marykatherine in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marykatherine 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 821 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.

Marykatherine at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

821

Since 1971

54 years of records

Peak year

1994

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#8,522

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1971

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2024

Marykatherine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1971

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1994)
34
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
010203040 20242017201020031996198919821971 5

Marykatherine by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
242 births that decade — 29% of Marykatherine's all-time total
1970s291980s1291990s2422000s2282010s1292020s64

Marykatherine by state

Where Marykatherine concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Marykatherine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
13 1.6%
#2 North Carolina
7 0.9%
#3 California
5 0.6%
#4 Texas
5 0.6%
Illinois share of Marykatherine's total US births 1.6%
Even split

13 of 821 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marykatherine?
821 babies have been named Marykatherine since 1971. It currently ranks #8522 among girls. The peak year was 1994 with 34 births.
When was Marykatherine most popular?
Marykatherine was most popular in the 1990s decade with 242 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Marykatherine most popular?
The top states for the name Marykatherine are Illinois (13 births), North Carolina (7 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Marykatherine been used?
Marykatherine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 54 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Marykatherine?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, 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, 1971–2024 (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.